Markdown Better View
Fast, native Markdown viewer
Only for Mac
$9.99
Mac
Open any .md and read it rendered — instantly. Five themes, live reload, table of contents, instant find, math, and Mermaid. Native, private, no subscription.
Markdown Better View is a fast, native macOS app for reading Markdown — not editing it. Open any .md file and see it rendered exactly as intended: clean typography, real dark mode, and the GitHub-flavored Markdown you expect.
Built for reading:
• Live reload — edit in any editor and the view updates the instant you save, with no flash and without losing your place
• Follow Edits — the preview scrolls to whatever just changed; perfect for watching an AI assistant write your docs in real time
• Open from your terminal with the mbv command, or straight from AI editors like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf
• Five themes, including a true dark mode that follows the system
• Table of contents with scrollspy for long documents
• Instant find with a live match count
• Distraction-free reading mode
• Quick Look previews and rich thumbnails in Finder
• Open a whole folder — every Markdown file becomes a native tab
• Math (KaTeX) and Mermaid diagrams rendered inline
• Syntax highlighting for 30+ languages, GFM tables, and task lists, with one-click copy on any code block
• Export to PDF and print
Private by design:
• Sandboxed, with no tracking and no accounts
• Remote network blocked — your documents never leave your Mac
A one-time purchase. No subscription, ever.
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• Make Markdown Better View your default Markdown viewer — one click at first launch, or any time in Settings
• Follow Edits now keeps tracking your changes even right after a theme or appearance switch
• Quick Look previews and thumbnails now work for .mdown and .mkd files
• Faster page loads, plus smoother live updates for large images and Mermaid diagrams
• New in Help: quick links to Integrations, the website, and rating the app — also in the About window
• Fixed a zoom glitch where reloads could briefly double-scale the page
The developer, Martin Bednar, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Martin Bednar
- Size
- 5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English and Czech
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright: © 2026 Martin Bednář
