Hi everyone! An independent developer here 👋

[MDowser]

Introduce yourself

Hi everyone! 👋 I'm an independent developer interested in open-source software, minimalism, and finding simpler ways to use technology.

Beyond that, I'm interested in small, focused tools, open standards, and software that does what it needs to do without unnecessary complexity.

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• MDowser: The Markdown Browser

Where are you in your GitHub journey?

Building my first project

And where are you going next on GitHub?

I'm here to learn from other developers, exchange ideas, discover interesting projects, and hopefully contribute something useful to the open-source community along the way.

Looking forward to meeting you all and seeing what you're building! 🚀

What technical skills or projects are you working on?

One thing I've been thinking about lately is how the web is evolving. AI agents are starting to benefit from receiving Markdown directly from compatible websites through content negotiation, rather than having to process all the complexity of HTML. It got me wondering: why shouldn't humans benefit from a cleaner, more readable web, too?

That idea is part of what led me to build, an open-source, cross-platform browser that renders Markdown natively. It's an ongoing project and a way for me to explore what a simpler browsing experience could look like.

Got a question for us? (optional)

I'd be particularly interested in hearing from anyone working on Markdown, content negotiation, minimalist software, or alternative approaches to the web.

[Grinch3214]

Welcome aboard! Cool concept. Curious how you handle sites that don’t serve Markdown via content negotiation - do you fall back to converting HTML, or just show the raw page?

[MDowser]

Thanks! At this moment, the idea is to try common Markdown entry points such as index.md and README.md as fallbacks when a site doesn't support content negotiation. I'm also working on a companion repo for a built-in list of Markdown-friendly domains, so the browser can help users discover sites that work well with it.

If none of those options works, MDowser currently displays an error with a button to open the URL in the default system browser. I'd like to explore other possibilities in the future, but I'm keeping things simple for now.