Markdown Viewer

Dark Mode • Themes • Autoreload • Mermaid Diagrams • MathJax • ToC • Syntax Highlighting

Markdown Viewer is a powerful and secure Chrome extension designed to elevate your markdown file browsing experience. It supports rendering both local and remote files with granular control over access origins and utilizes multiple markdown parsers for optimal output. Users can enjoy over 30 built-in themes or create custom themes to personalize their viewing.

Key features include GitHub Flavored Markdown support, auto reloading upon file changes, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and a Table of Contents for easy navigation. It further enhances markdown rendering with MathJax formula support, Mermaid diagrams, emoji shortname conversion, and remembers your scroll position to maintain continuity. Configurable markdown path detection and synchronized settings add to the seamless user experience. Being free and open-source, Markdown Viewer offers a reliable and customizable tool for developers, writers, and markdown enthusiasts alike.

Rating:
4.50
(42)
Version:
5.3 (Last updated: 2024-04-30)
Creation date:
2021-01-10
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • file:///*
Size:
2.45M
URLs:
Website
Full description:
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Updated:
19 hours ago

Other platforms

Markdown Viewer (v5.3)
200,000+ 4.30 (365)
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7,905+ 4.07 (56)

User reviews

Markdown Viewer is a simple, free, and functional Edge add-on praised for effectively rendering markdown files including complex formulas and supporting local files when permissions are set. Users appreciate its better display compared to alternatives and configurable support for file extensions. However, common issues include limited support for some markdown syntax like footnotes, image path problems, inability to edit files, and occasional issues with rendering leading to unintended downloads.
Pros
  • Renders markdown files including those with many formulas quickly and effectively.
  • Allows viewing local markdown files when 'Allow access to file URLs' is enabled.
  • Simple, functional, and free open source.
  • Provides better markdown display compared to similar tools like SimpRead.
  • Supports a range of markdown file extensions with configurable options.
Cons
  • Default settings require lowercase file extensions; users must manually add uppercase extensions if needed.
  • Some markdown features like footnotes are not rendered correctly.
  • Images with double backslash paths may not display properly.
  • Does not support editing markdown, only previewing.
  • Some users encounter issues where markdown files download instead of rendering.
Recent reviews
提醒下想要使用的同学,正确使用步骤:管理扩展>详细信息>勾选"允许访问文件 URL",否则你只能看到原始文件内容
by 冰封, 2025-04-16

非常好用。打开有大量公式的文件渲染的也比较快。
by scteclast, 2025-03-04

nice...
by Nava, 2025-01-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact
Very low risk impact

Markdown Viewer does not require any sensitive permissions.

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    Risk likelihood
    Moderate risk likelihood

    Markdown Viewer is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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