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
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:90,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:236 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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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
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
+10K
+12.5%
0
−0.16
30 days
0
+0.0%
+1
−0.18
6 months
0
+0.0%
+1
−0.18
1 year
0
+0.0%
+1
−0.18
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