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Markdown Preview Plus

by Linlinqi · ooso.net · Workflow & Planning
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Converts and previews markdown files (.md, .markdown) to HTML(include TOC) right inside Chrome and support live reload

Users
90K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.9 / 5
−0.18 in 30 days
Ratings
236
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#2,394
#2,107 among extensions
Version
0.8.16
updated 8 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
20K60K100KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 90,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
70153236Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 236 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Markdown Preview Plus

Automatically parses markdown files (.md) into HTML with live reload Usage: 1. Install extension from webstore (creates no new UI) 2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions listing: 3. Open local or remote .md file in Chrome. 4. See nicely formatted HTML! Note: The auto reload feature is disabled default. ## Features ## * Support auto reload. * Support external css file. * Customize theme for every md file. * Support github flavored markdown. * Export nicely formatted HTML. * Support render Katex, Mermaid. The extension is open source. https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview ## Release Notes ## ### 0.8.16 ### * Avoid freeze when parse inline math string ### 0.8.15 ### Fix a bug for the tag style ### 0.8.14 ### Bump mermaid from 11.12.2 to 11.15.0 ### 0.8.13 ### * Fix a bug for load fonts of Katex ### 0.8.12 ### * Fix a bug for "table of contents" ### 0.8.11 ### Fix a site isolation bypass vulnerability

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+10K+12.5%0−0.16
30 days0+0.0%+1−0.18
6 months0+0.0%+1−0.18
1 year0+0.0%+1−0.18

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Markdown Preview Plus appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
preview#30+10

Version history

33 versions recorded
0.8.168 Jun 2026
0.8.151 Jun 2026
0.8.1412 May 2026
0.8.136 Feb 2026
0.8.126 Jan 2026
0.8.1127 May 2025
0.8.108 Apr 2025
0.8.927 Nov 2024

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
18 May 2020
Size
1.5 MB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
febilkbfcbhebfnokafefeacimjdckgl

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageclipboardWrite
Site access
file:///*

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