Open .md files or paste Markdown text and see it rendered instantly, GitHub-style - completely free, right in your browser. Tables, task lists, and code blocks render properly, a document outline gives one-click navigation, and you can search the text, toggle the raw source, listen with read-aloud, and convert Markdown to HTML or plain text. Need other formats? Try our TXT Viewer, HTML Viewer, DOCX Viewer, or browse all file viewers.
or click to browse - rendered just like GitHub shows it
Drag and drop your .md or .markdown file onto the upload area, click to browse, or hit Paste Markdown instead to type or paste text directly - perfect for checking a README before committing.
The Markdown renders instantly in your browser, GitHub-style - headings, tables, task lists, fenced code blocks, links, and images. A document outline built from the headings appears in the sidebar, and the Source button toggles the raw Markdown at any time.
Search the document with highlighted matches, listen with read-aloud, bookmark positions, adjust font size and reading theme, print, and export as a standalone HTML page or plain TXT - the Markdown to HTML conversion happens entirely in your browser.
Tables, task lists with checkboxes, strikethrough, fenced code blocks, and automatic links - rendered the way GitHub shows them.
No file needed - paste or type Markdown directly and preview it with one click. Great for testing syntax and drafting READMEs.
Switch between the rendered preview and the raw Markdown source instantly to compare formatting symbols with output.
An automatic table of contents built from the headings - click any heading to jump straight to that section.
Find any phrase with highlighted matches and prev/next navigation across the whole document.
Convert your Markdown to a standalone styled web page or strip it to plain text - both generated locally in your browser.
Built-in text-to-speech with selectable voice, speed, and pitch. Click any paragraph while listening to jump there.
The viewer remembers your position in each file, and manual bookmarks let you mark and revisit key sections.
All rendering happens in your browser. Files and pasted text never leave your device - safe for internal docs and drafts.
Markdown is the lightweight markup language behind README files on GitHub, technical documentation, static site generators, and notes apps like Obsidian and Notion. It formats plain text with simple symbols - # for headings, **bold**, - for lists - which makes it readable as raw text and beautiful when rendered. A good Markdown viewer shows you the rendered result without installing anything.
The .md and .markdown extensions are interchangeable, and since Markdown files are plain text underneath, this viewer also opens .txt files and renders any Markdown syntax found inside. For raw text without rendering, use our TXT Viewer.
Markdown compiles to HTML - every heading, list, and link maps to an HTML tag, which is exactly what the HTML export of this tool produces. If you already have an .html file, our HTML Viewer displays it directly. For Word documents, the DOCX Viewer even exports back to Markdown, making the two tools a round-trip pair.
Previewing a README.md before pushing to GitHub, reading documentation downloaded from a repository, checking exported notes from Obsidian or Bear, and converting Markdown drafts to HTML for publishing. The full collection of formats is on the file viewers page.
Upload your .md file here and it renders instantly in your browser, formatted the way GitHub would show it - no software needed. MD files are plain text with Markdown formatting, so any text editor can open them too, but you would see raw symbols like # and ** instead of formatted output.
Yes. Click Paste Markdown instead and type or paste your Markdown text directly - the rendered preview appears with one click. Handy for checking a README before committing or testing Markdown syntax.
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that formats plain text using simple symbols: # for headings, ** for bold, - for lists. It is the standard for README files on GitHub, documentation, notes apps like Obsidian, and technical writing. The .md and .markdown extensions both contain the same format.
Yes. Tables, task lists with checkboxes, strikethrough, fenced code blocks, and automatic links all render the way GitHub displays them.
Yes. After opening or pasting your Markdown, click the HTML export button to download a standalone, styled web page. The TXT export gives you the plain text with all Markdown symbols stripped.
Yes. The Source button in the toolbar toggles between the rendered preview and the raw Markdown text, so you can compare the formatting symbols with the output.
README.md files are regular Markdown files - upload one here and it renders exactly like the project page on GitHub, with the outline of sections in the sidebar for quick navigation.
Yes. Everything is rendered locally in your browser using JavaScript - files and pasted text are never uploaded to our servers. That makes this viewer safe for internal documentation and unpublished drafts. Still having trouble? Please contact us and we'll be happy to help!