Read.md
Markdown File Reader
Free · In-App Purchases
Read .md files beautifully on iPhone, iPad & Mac — rendering, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, fully offline. Plus open from GitHub and export to PDF/HTML.
Open any .md file and read it beautifully — on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Read.md is a markdown reader. Not an editor, not a note-taking app, not a vault system. A reader. Tap a .md file, it opens, it looks great, you read it.
PERFECT RENDERING
Tables, code blocks, nested lists, task lists, blockquotes, images, links — everything renders correctly. Syntax highlighting for 180+ programming languages. GitHub Flavored Markdown fully supported.
MERMAID DIAGRAMS
Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts, class diagrams, and more render natively. Tap to zoom into any diagram for a detailed view.
OPEN FROM GITHUB
Read documentation straight from the source. Browse any GitHub repository — public or private — navigate its file tree, and open any .md file with the same beautiful rendering.
Sign in with a personal access token; your token stays on your device. (Read.md Pro)
EXPORT TO PDF & HTML
Save or share any document as a clean, paginated PDF or a self-contained HTML file — diagrams and syntax highlighting intact. Or export the original Markdown source. (PDF and HTML export are Read.md Pro; Markdown export is free.)
SMART DIAGRAM FIXER
ASCII art and box-drawing diagrams that look broken in other apps? Read.md detects and corrects misaligned characters automatically so your diagrams look the way they were intended.
NAVIGATE LONG DOCUMENTS
Auto-generated table of contents from your headings. Search within any document with match highlighting and next/prev navigation. Your scroll position is remembered when you come back to a file.
ZERO FRICTION
No account needed to read. No workspace. No vault. No setup. Works as your default .md file handler — open markdown files from Files, Finder, email attachments, AirDrop, the share sheet, or drag and drop.
ADAPTS TO YOUR DEVICE
iPhone: stacked navigation with a frosted-glass nav bar and bottom sheets.
iPad: landscape split-view, portrait slide-over panels, trackpad and keyboard support.
Mac: split-view with sidebar, reader, and table-of-contents panel, keyboard shortcuts, and translucent panels.
Everything adapts automatically when you resize windows or rotate your device.
DARK AND LIGHT MODES
Switch between dark and light themes, or follow your system setting. Adjust font size to your preference. Everything updates live.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Opens instantly, even large files. Your markdown is rendered entirely on your device — file contents are never uploaded, and reading works fully offline. No ads. No account required to read. The only feature that touches the network is GitHub browsing, and only when you choose to use it. We use anonymous, aggregate analytics to improve the app.
READ.MD PRO
A one-time purchase — or a yearly subscription with a free trial — unlocks GitHub browsing and PDF/HTML export. Everything else stays free, forever.
WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR
Reading GitHub README files on mobile. Viewing documentation and project specs on the go. Reading AI-generated markdown exports. Reviewing technical docs from colleagues. Browsing personal notes written in markdown.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
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Read.md 1.2.0 brings the source to your reader.
OPEN FROM GITHUB
Browse any GitHub repository — public or private — and read its .md files with full rendering, diagrams, and syntax highlighting. Sign in with a personal access token (it stays on your device), navigate the file tree, and open anything.
EXPORT
Save or share any document as a paginated, print-quality PDF or a self-contained HTML file — diagrams and highlighting preserved. Or export the raw Markdown source.
Read.md Pro unlocks GitHub browsing and PDF/HTML export — everything else stays free.
Plus a round of polish and fixes. Thanks for reading with Read.md!
The developer, Pavel Abin, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Pavel Abin
- Size
- 36.6 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 10.15 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Read.md Pro Yearly USD 9.99
- Read.md Pro (Lifetime) USD 24.99
- Copyright
- © Pavel Abin