Plainview – Markdown Reader

Read .md files as clean pages

Only for Mac

$1.99

Mac

Open a Markdown file and just read it: clean typography, light and dark modes, Quick Look in Finder and PDF export. No editor, no accounts, no tracking. Plainview is a Markdown reader for your Mac. It opens Markdown files in a clean, readable window and does nothing else: no editing, no sidebar, no accounts. Most Markdown apps are editors. When you just want to read a README, your notes or a document someone sent you, Plainview shows it the way it was meant to look, with proper headings, tables, code blocks, checklists and links. READ IT YOUR WAY • Five typefaces: System Sans, System Serif, Georgia, Palatino and Charter • Zoom, adjustable line width and justified text • Follows your Mac's light or dark appearance, or switch to dark with ⌘D PREVIEW WITHOUT OPENING • Select a Markdown file in Finder and press Space to see it rendered in Quick Look ALWAYS UP TO DATE • The document reloads as soon as the file changes on disk, so you can keep Plainview open next to your editor PRINT AND EXPORT • Print on the paper size you choose, with page breaks that never cut a line in half • Export as PDF with working links to websites, email addresses and headings AND THE REST • Find in document • Links to headings within a document work • A separate window for each file, and a Recently Read list • Opens Markdown (.md, .markdown) and plain text files by double-click or drag and drop • Shows images stored next to your document, once you allow access to their folder PRIVATE BY DESIGN Plainview collects no data and has no analytics. It only uses the network to load images that a document links to on the web.

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    Information

    Seller
    Victor Andreas Lund Shammas
    Size
    1.2 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Victor Shammas
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.