A quiet place to read markdown.
Mdow is a fast, native markdown viewer for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Open files, browse folders, and read beautifully rendered markdown — with syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, and a clean, distraction-free interface.
- Tabbed reading — open multiple files at once
- Folder browsing — sidebar with full directory tree
- Syntax highlighting — powered by Shiki
- Mermaid diagrams — rendered inline
- Command palette — quick navigation with
Cmd+K - Search — find text across your documents with
Cmd+F - Dark & light themes — follows your system preference
- File watching — live updates when files change on disk
- Drag & drop — drop
.md,.markdown, or.mdxfiles to view them
Download the latest release from the Releases page.
| Platform | Format |
|---|---|
| macOS | .dmg, .zip |
| Windows | .exe (NSIS installer) |
| Linux | .AppImage |
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start in development mode
npm run dev
# Type check
npm run typecheck
# Lint
npm run lint
# Format
npm run fmt
# Run tests
npm run test
# Build for distribution
npm run build:dist- Electron + electron-vite
- React 19 + Zustand + TanStack Query
- Tailwind CSS v4
- md4x (WASM) for markdown parsing
- Shiki for syntax highlighting
- Mermaid for diagrams
MIT