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MarkdownViewr for Windows 1.0.3
A dedicated Windows reader for Markdown notes, project documentation, and README files.
Download the installer · Portable ZIP · User guide
Included in 1.0.3
- Automatic refresh when your document changes, with modification time and reload status in the footer.
- Twenty document palettes, customizable typography, and independent light/dark app appearance.
- Highlighted Markdown source in a resizable split that starts at 50/50.
- Contents navigation, collapsible sections, search, zoom, and multiple document windows.
- Toolbar printing and PDF export, including optional actions to open the PDF or its folder.
- Settings for themes, external editors, printing, startup, and default-file choices.
- Separate stable and development installations, settings, and update channels.
Requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later or Windows 11, x64, and Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime. No .NET SDK is needed. Setup installs for the current user. Installed and portable editions support updates within their selected channel.
To choose it as your default Markdown reader, open File → Settings → General → Choose default file types and select MarkdownViewr in Windows Default Apps. Installation preserves existing defaults.
This Windows application is based on Darin Kelkhoff's original macOS markdownViewr. Visit Darin's website. Original-author and open-source dependency credits are included in About and THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.
For support, use Discussions; report bugs through Issues. See the developer guide for checksum, signature, and provenance verification.
MSI installer
Download the signed MSI. MSI installs for the current Windows user. Stable and dev have separate product identities. Use the same installer format for an existing edition; uninstall through Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps.