Render local & online Markdown into a clean, GitHub-styled view: TOC, syntax highlighting, dark mode, tables & Mermaid.
Users
9
+2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#206K
#172K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 30 Jun 2026
Users
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:9 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Markdown Reader
Markdown Reader turns any .md / .markdown file into a beautiful, readable page instead of raw plain text.
Just drag a Markdown file into Chrome — or open a local file:// path — and it instantly renders in a clean, GitHub-styled view.
★ FEATURES
• Renders local files directly — drag a .md into Chrome and read it
• GitHub-style typography — familiar and clean
• Sidebar outline (TOC) — auto-generated, click to jump, highlights on scroll
• Syntax highlighting — powered by highlight.js, many languages
• Light / dark theme — one click, remembers your choice
• Interface language — switch between English and 中文
• GFM tables, task lists, and Mermaid diagrams
• Fully offline — all libraries bundled, zero network requests
• Private & secure — no tracking, no data collection; rendered HTML is sanitized with DOMPurify
★ REQUIRED SETUP (for local files)
To read LOCAL files, after installing go to chrome://extensions → Markdown Reader → Details → enable "Allow access to file URLs". Viewing online .md files does not need this.
★ OPEN SOURCE
MIT licensed. Source: https://github.com/shawnmuggle/markdown-reader
★ PRIVACY
Markdown Reader collects no data. It runs entirely on your device, makes no network requests, and only stores your theme/language preference locally.