Markdown Better View
Fast, native Markdown viewer
Only for Mac
$9.99
Mac
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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• Markdown Better View now speaks your language: French, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Estonian (plus Czech, now complete)
• Callout titles, front matter and the code Copy button follow the app language too
• Code blocks use a proper dark syntax palette in dark mode and dark themes
• Word count and reading time now understand Chinese, Japanese and Korean text
• The folder-access banner no longer covers the top of your document
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 6 more
- English, Czech, Estonian, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- Copyright: © 2026 Martin Bednář
