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Markdown Preview

Markdown Preview is a free, open-source desktop app for macOS. A simple Markdown viewer for reading.md files. It has 2,455 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at pluk-inc/markdown-preview.

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About Markdown Preview

A fast, native macOS app for reading Markdown files. Drop a.md on the icon (or set Markdown Preview as your default handler) and get a clean, scrollable preview with a real document outline — no Electron, no browser tab.

Install Markdown Preview

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Homebrew (macOS)
brew install --cask markdown-preview

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What is Markdown Preview?

Markdown Preview is a free, open-source desktop app for macOS. A simple Markdown viewer for reading.md files. It has 2,455 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at pluk-inc/markdown-preview.

Is Markdown Preview free and open source?

Yes. Markdown Preview's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Markdown Preview?

Homebrew: brew install --cask markdown-preview. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.0.65).

Is Markdown Preview still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.