Write in Markdown, export to perfect Word with one click.
Completely Free · Local Processing · 18+ Professional Themes · 23 Languages Support
You love writing in Markdown — clean, efficient, version control friendly.
But eventually, you always need a Word document.
The old nightmare:
😫 Manual screenshot flowcharts · Copy-paste formulas become messy · Format code by hand · Adjust tables cell by cell · Spend another 30 minutes tweaking fonts, spacing, and colors after export
One document: 1 hour writing, 2 hours formatting.
Now it takes just 1 second.
Click to download and get a perfect Word document:
- ✅ Mermaid diagrams → High-resolution images
- ✅ LaTeX formulas → Word editable equations
- ✅ Auto syntax highlighting (100+ languages)
- ✅ 18+ professional themes with one click
- ✅ Completely free, local processing
Spend time on writing, not on formatting.
Before: draw.io diagram → Export PNG → Insert into Word → Resize → Repeat 15 times = 2 hours
Now: Write Mermaid code → Click download = 5 minutes
```mermaid
graph TB
A[User] --> B[Load Balancer]
B --> C[Server 1]
B --> D[Server 2]
```Need changes? Modify code and re-export. Save 115 minutes.
Before: Word equation editor one by one OR paid tool subscription = 3 hours + Paid subscription
Now: Write LaTeX syntax directly → Click download = 10 minutes + Free
Given mass
$$
F = ma = m\frac{dv}{dt} = m\frac{d^2x}{dt^2}
$$Export as native Word format, fully editable. Not an image, but a real equation object.
Before: Copy content → Set format → Adjust lists → Add styling → Excel charts + screenshots = 1 hour weekly
Now: Open file → Choose theme → Click download = 1 minute
Choose "Business" theme, Vega-Lite data charts auto-convert to high-res images, professional look. Save 59 minutes weekly.
Business use cases:
- 📊 Sales trends (line charts)
- 📈 Market share comparison (bar charts)
- 🎯 KPI achievement (gauges)
- 📉 Cost analysis (stacked charts)
Let data speak, generate professional reports with one click.
Mermaid Diagrams · Vega/Vega-Lite Data Charts · SVG images · Complex HTML tables
Mermaid: Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, state diagrams → Technical docs, architecture design
Vega/Vega-Lite: Bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, heatmaps → Business reports, data analytics
Time comparison: Complex sequence diagram (10 objects)
- Traditional tools: Draw 30min + Modify 20min + Adjust 10min + Export 5min = 65 minutes
- Markdown Viewer: Write code 5min + Modify 30sec + Export 1sec = 6 minutes
Business scenario: Quarterly sales report (5 bar charts)
- Excel charting + screenshots: Select data 15min + Format 10min + Screenshot 5min = 30 minutes
- Vega-Lite: JSON data 2min + One-click export = 3 minutes
Precise, professional, reusable.
LaTeX → Word editable equations (not images!)
After export, you can:
- ✅ Continue editing in Word
- ✅ Adjust font size
- ✅ Modify symbols and variables
- ✅ Copy to other documents
One formula, two approaches:
- ❌ Word equation editor: Click...click...click...select symbols...adjust positions
- ✅ LaTeX:
\int_0^\infty e^{-x^2}dxDone
Different scenarios, different styles, one-click switch:
- 📊 Business / Technical → Business reports, technical docs
- 📚 Academic / Palatino → Academic papers, book typesetting
- 🇨🇳 Songti / Heiti / Mixed → Chinese documents
- 🎨 Typewriter / Sakura → Creative content
WYSIWYG: Preview looks exactly like exported Word. No guessing, no trial.
No more manual adjustments: Font, size, line spacing, paragraph spacing, code background...
Document with 50 Mermaid diagrams:
- First open: Text displays instantly, diagrams render in background, all done within 5s
- Second open: Load from cache, instant display (<1s)
- Text modified: Still instant (diagrams from cache)
- Diagram modified: Only re-render changed diagrams
10x faster than Word, 100x smaller files.
- Three layouts: Normal (1000px) / Full screen / Narrow (530px, preview Word effect)
- Flexible zoom: 50%-400%, shortcuts
Ctrl/Cmd +-0 - Smart TOC: Auto-extract headings, sidebar navigation,
Ctrl/Cmd + Bto toggle - Position memory: Auto-save scroll position, continue reading next time
- History: Track recently opened documents
- Open Chrome browser
- Visit Chrome Web Store
- Search "Markdown Viewer"
- Click "Add to Chrome"
- ✅ Installation complete
If you want to open local .md files:
- Open
chrome://extensions/ - Find Markdown Viewer
- Enable "Allow access to file URLs"
- ✅ Now you can double-click to open local Markdown files
Not needed if:
- Only viewing online docs (GitHub, blogs, etc.)
- Using browser's "Open File" function
Open documents: Double-click .md files, or drag to browser · GitHub docs auto-rendered
Export to Word: Click download button or Ctrl/Cmd + S → See progress → Auto-save
Switch themes: Click toolbar → Choose theme → Apply instantly
Adjust view: +/- zoom · Layout switch · Ctrl/Cmd + B TOC
Headings · Paragraphs · Bold · Italic · Strikethrough · Lists · Task lists · Blockquotes · Code blocks (100+ languages highlighted) · Tables · Links · Images · Mermaid diagrams · Vega / Vega-Lite charts · LaTeX formulas · HTML · GFM extensions
Business: Default · Business · Technical
Academic: Academic
Serif: Palatino · Garamond · Cambria · Elegant
Sans-serif: Verdana · Trebuchet · Century
Chinese: Songti · Heiti · Mixed
Creative: Typewriter · Sakura · Water · Minimal
Simplified Chinese · Traditional Chinese · English · Deutsch · Español · Français · Italiano · Nederlands · Português (BR) · Português (PT) · Polski · Русский · 日本語 · 한국어 · ไทย · Tiếng Việt · हिन्दी · Bahasa Indonesia · Dansk · Suomi · Norsk · Svenska · Türkçe
| Manual Screenshots | CLI Tools | Online Services | Desktop Editors | Markdown Viewer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | Tedious | Setup needed | Upload needed | Install needed | ✅ One-click |
| Mermaid | Manual screenshot | Plugin needed | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported | ✅ Native support |
| Math Formulas | Images | Images | Images | Images | ✅ Editable |
| Privacy | ✅ Local | ✅ Local | ❌ Cloud upload | ✅ Local | ✅ Local |
| Themes | - | - | 3-5 | 5-10 | ✅ 18+ |
| Offline | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| GitHub Direct View | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Price | Free | Free | Paid plans | Paid plans | ✅ Free |
Core advantage: Faster, cheaper, safer, more powerful.
Q: Can I edit the exported Word document?
A: Yes. Standard .docx format, math formulas are editable, not images.
Q: Which diagrams are supported?
A: All Mermaid diagrams (flowchart, sequence, gantt, class, state, pie, ER, etc.), Vega / Vega-Lite data visualization charts + SVG auto-conversion.
Q: Is there a file size limit?
A: No limit. Smart cache, documents with 100+ diagrams open instantly.
Q: Does it require internet?
A: No. Completely local processing, works offline.
Q: Will my documents be uploaded?
A: Never. All processing happens locally.
Q: How to switch themes?
A: Click toolbar icon → Select theme → Apply instantly.
Q: Can I customize themes?
A: Currently 18 preset themes, customization coming soon.
Q: Will large documents lag?
A: No. Progressive loading + smart cache, text displays instantly, diagrams render in background (first 5s, second 1s).
Q: Does cache take up much space?
A: Default max 1000 items, approximately 500 MB, adjustable or clearable in settings.
Q: Which browsers are supported?
A: Chrome and Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera).
Q: Which Word versions can open the exported file?
A: Word 2016+ fully supported, Word 2013 also works. Fully compatible with WPS Office.
Q: Can I export to PDF?
A: Currently Word only, PDF planned. You can export to Word then save as PDF.
Q: Which theme suits me?
A: Business reports → Business · Academic papers → Academic · Technical docs → Technical · Chinese docs → Songti/Mixed
Q: What's the difference between Vega and Mermaid?
A: Mermaid is for flowcharts, architecture diagrams, and other schematic diagrams; Vega/Vega-Lite is for data visualization like sales charts, financial reports, and other data-driven business charts. They complement each other for different scenarios.
Q: How to create charts with Vega-Lite?
A: Use ````vega-lite` code block in Markdown with JSON format chart specification. See Vega-Lite official examples.
- ✅ All processing done locally, never uploaded
- ✅ No tracking, no personal data collection
- ✅ Open source code, auditable and transparent
- ✅ Chrome Web Store security approved (Manifest V3)
Your privacy is 100% protected.
📖 Full Documentation · 🐛 Report Issues · 💡 Feature Requests · ⭐ GitHub Star
Install in 30 seconds, start using immediately:
- Visit Chrome Web Store → Search "Markdown Viewer"
- Click "Add to Chrome"
- Click "Manage Extensions" , Enable "Allow access to file URLs"
- Drag
.mdfiles to browser - ✅ Start using
You'll get: Markdown → Word one-click conversion · Mermaid auto-convert · LaTeX editable formulas · 100+ languages syntax highlighting · 18+ themes · Smart cache · Completely free
Perfect for: Technical writers · Students/researchers · Product managers · Developers · Anyone using Markdown
This project is open source under ISC license. Welcome to Star, report issues, suggest features, and contribute code.
Project URL: https://github.com/xicilion/markdown-viewer-extension
Stop wasting time on formatting
Focus on writing, let Markdown Viewer handle everything else
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