MARKDOWN READER
Drop it. Read it.
No install. No account. No license.
Drag a .md file anywhere onto this page.
Drop a .md file here
or click to pick one · Ctrl+V to paste
Drop the whole folder and relative images resolve too
Recent
- 01 Uploaded 0 bytes There is no upload path. Everything runs in your browser
- 02 First render < 100ms No cold start to wait through
- 03 Once installed Double-click Open .md files straight from the file manager
Why is opening a .md file such a chore?
Markdown is plain text, yet reading it usually means installing something. Then that something wants a license key, or an account, or several seconds to boot. That is a lot of ceremony for one file.
MDVIEW removes every one of those steps. Drag a .md file onto this page and
it renders where it lands. No signup, no installer, no payment.
Your file never leaves the machine
This site has no upload feature at all. There is no code path that sends a file to a server — parsing and rendering happen entirely in the browser. Contracts, internal docs, anything that must not leave your laptop is safe to open here. It works with the network disconnected.
What it renders
GitHub-flavoured tables with alignment, task lists, footnotes, collapsible sections, frontmatter and syntax-highlighted code. Long documents get a contents rail that tracks your scroll position, and the typography is tuned for mixed CJK and Latin text.
Double-click .md files from your file manager
Install this page as an app in Chrome or Edge and your OS registers MDVIEW as a handler
for .md files. From then on a double-click opens the rendered document.
Nothing is downloaded — the browser registers it directly, so removing it is just
uninstalling the app.
Edits show up immediately
Leave a document open and save it in your editor: the page redraws itself and keeps your scroll position. Write wherever you like, read the result here.
What program opens a .md file?
Open one in Notepad and you get the raw # and ** markers.
Reading it properly normally means installing a markdown editor. Drop the file on
this page instead and it renders immediately — nothing to install.
Can I view markdown without installing anything?
Yes. A browser is all you need. No signup, no login — drag the file onto the window and it renders on the spot.
Is my file uploaded to a server?
No. This site has no upload feature at all. Reading and rendering happen entirely in your browser, so contracts and internal documents are safe to open here. It works with the network disconnected.
Does it render tables, code and checklists?
GitHub-flavoured tables with alignment, task lists, footnotes, collapsible blocks and syntax-highlighted code are all supported. Long documents get a contents rail automatically.
Can I print a markdown file or save it as PDF?
Press Ctrl+P with a document open. A dedicated print
stylesheet keeps tables and code blocks from being split across pages.
How do I move markdown into Word or Google Docs?
Open the document, hit Copy, and paste. Headings, bold text, tables — including
their column alignment — and lists all arrive intact, with no stray **
markers. Handy for dropping AI-written markdown into a report.
Can I double-click .md files to open them?
Install this page as an app in Chrome or Edge and your OS registers MDVIEW as the
handler for .md files. From then on a double-click opens the rendered
document. There is no installer to download.
Full setup guide →
Install it in Chrome or Edge and .md double-clicks land right here.
Setup guide →