MarkDown Reader - MD Viewer
Fast, clean Markdown viewing
Free
New in 1.9: edit the Markdown source on the Mac with a live preview, drag tabs between windows, and choose Light or Dark on iPhone and iPad. Still free.
MarkDown Reader is a free, lightweight viewer for Markdown files. Double-click any .md file and read it beautifully rendered — no editor chrome, no distractions, just your document.
It also turns a checklist into somewhere to work. Tick a task and the change is written straight back to the file, one character, instantly. Add a note to any item and it is saved as an ordinary indented bullet, so every other Markdown tool still reads it. On the Mac, drag a file onto an item to attach it, and click the chip to open it again later.
Nothing is locked in a database. Everything this app writes is plain Markdown you can read in any editor.
- Clean rendering of headings, tables, code blocks, and images, in colour, light or dark
- Several documents in one window as tabs; drag Markdown files in from the Finder, and drag tabs between windows (macOS)
- Your windows and tabs come back when you reopen the app (macOS)
- Collapsible answers, superscripts, highlights and other HTML formatting tags
- LaTeX math, typeset offline: $…$ inline and $$…$$ display
- Interactive task lists: click a checkbox and the .md file updates instantly
- Notes on any checklist item, saved as plain Markdown
- Attach files to checklist items by dragging them in (macOS)
- Clickable file references: a path in a code span opens in your editor (macOS)
- Show Source: the file's raw text with line numbers, one keystroke away; on the Mac, edit it in place with a live preview beside the text
- Table of contents sidebar for long documents, highlighting the section you are reading; hide it, or the tabs, per window (macOS)
- Full-text search with match navigation
- Live reload — edit the file elsewhere and the view keeps up
- Safe saving: a tick or note never overwrites changes made in another app
- Use the full window width for wide documents (macOS)
- Zoom, print, and export to PDF; exported PDFs are always light
- Light or Dark on your terms: follow the system, or pin the reader to either
- Copy the document's path or reveal it in the Finder (macOS)
- Opens .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, and .mkdn files
- Sandboxed and private: no accounts, no analytics, no data collection
- Free, with an optional tip jar that unlocks nothing
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Light or Dark, your call.
• Appearance, in the document menu: follow the device, or keep the reader Light or Dark. The document browser follows too, and the choice is remembered.
• Exported PDFs are always light, like the Mac's, so they read the same for whoever you send them to.
• The Contents list highlights the section you are reading as you scroll.
• The document menu now sits in the toolbar's overflow on iPhone and behind the More button on iPad.
• Send Feedback opens our feedback page, and Support MarkDown Reader offers an optional tip. Tips unlock nothing; everything stays free.
The developer, Edward Juden, 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
- SnickityBit Solutions, LLC
- Size
- 4.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 SnickityBit Solutions, LLC
