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@pursca pursca released this 01 Aug 23:41

mdreader 0.3.0

A fast, beautiful markdown reader for Windows — that happens to edit.
First public release. Free and open source (MIT). No telemetry. Ever.

Install

  • Installer (recommended): mdreader-setup-0.3.0.exe — per-user, no admin
    required. Silent install for Intune/SCCM: /VERYSILENT /NORESTART.
  • Portable: mdreader-0.3.0-portable-win-x64.zip — extract and run.
  • CLI converter: mdreader-convert-0.3.0-win-x64.exe — standalone
    markdown → HTML for scripting.

Requires the WebView2 Evergreen Runtime (preinstalled on Windows 11; the
installer fetches it automatically if missing).

Highlights

  • Rendered Reader view by default; Ctrl+E toggles a Monaco Source
    editor with scroll position preserved; Ctrl+Shift+E for split view.
  • CommonMark + GFM: tables, task lists, footnotes, definition lists, YAML
    front matter as a collapsed metadata card, emoji, custom containers.
  • highlight.js code coloring, Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math — all
    bundled, fully offline.
  • Byte-faithful saves (encoding, BOM, and line endings round-trip exactly).
  • Live reload, single instance with tabs, drag & drop, recent files, find in
    both modes, light/dark themes following Windows, custom CSS themes.
  • Export to self-contained HTML and PDF, print, copy-as-rich-text, and
    headless --export-html / --export-pdf for CI.
  • Security-first: allowlist HTML sanitization, strict CSP, remote images
    blocked by default, no elevation, and file associations that never touch
    UserChoice.

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