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Skim Markdown Viewer & Reader

by https://skim.md · skim.md · Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Read markdown beautifully. Open .md files from your computer or the web, with themes, math, diagrams, and AI-agent support.

Users
789
+383 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
5
+2 in 30 days
Store rank
#35K
#30K among extensions
Version
2.4.0
updated 2 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 months
0394789Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 789 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 months
025Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 5 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 Skim Markdown Viewer & Reader

Skim turns markdown into something you can actually read. Point Chrome at a .md file, on your computer or anywhere on the web, and Skim renders it as a clean, themed document instead of a wall of raw text. No import step, no separate app: click a link or open a local file and it just renders, tables, task lists, images, and every README you'll ever open included. Skim was built for how people read markdown today: AI coding agents write it constantly. Plans, reports, AGENTS.md, changelogs: agent output is markdown, and it keeps changing while you're reading it. Skim watches the file and auto-reloads the instant it's rewritten, turns YAML frontmatter into a readable header card, and adds a one-click "Copy for AI" button that hands the whole document back as clean markdown source for your next prompt. Beyond agent output, Skim is a full-featured reader for any markdown: KaTeX math with click-to-copy formulas; mermaid diagram rendering; syntax-highlighted code with copy buttons; a scrollspy table of contents; light and dark themes with six color schemes that sync across your devices; a zen mode that hides the sidebar for long reads; print-quality PDF export with page margins and an optional contents page; export to a single self-contained HTML file; a raw-source toggle; copy-selection-as-markdown; keyboard and vim-style navigation; a button that renders whatever markdown is on your clipboard; and an enhanced folder view for browsing local files. Skim also handles the rough edges that trip up other viewers: automatic UTF-8/UTF-16/legacy encoding detection, per-block Hebrew/English bidi direction for mixed RTL/LTR documents, sortable tables, and a large-file guard so huge documents don't lock up the tab. Skim collects no data: no telemetry, no analytics, nothing sent anywhere. Everything happens on your device. It's fully open source under the MIT license, and every feature is free: no Pro tier, no paywalled folder browsing, no account. Questions or bugs? Open an issue at https://github.com/skim-md/skim.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+155+24.4%+20.00
30 days+383+94.3%+20.00

Version history

4 versions recorded
2.4.02 Sep 2026
2.3.014 Aug 2026
2.2.05 Aug 2026
2.1.06 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
6 Jul 2026
Size
2.4 MB
Languages
de, en, en-GB, fil, id, sw, ms, nl
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
skim.md
Support
github.com
Extension ID
feeikgjlekgeepjljmnifkbnpcnflcmd

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageactiveTabscriptingtabsclipboardRead
Site access
file:///*

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