browser markdown Firefox

browser markdown

Fast, safe markdown rendering for local and remote .md files.

Features & Capabilities

Browser Markdown renders markdown files right where they are — no copy-pasting into an editor, no uploading to a viewer, no extra tabs. Click a .md, .mdx, .markdown, or .txt file, local or on the web, and it opens as a clean, readable document with GitHub-style light and dark themes.

Everything renders the way you'd expect:

  • ✅ Full GitHub-Flavored Markdown — tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough, autolinks
  • 🎨 Syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • 🧮 KaTeX math, from inline formulas to full equations
  • 📊 Mermaid diagrams — flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more
  • 🗂 Table of contents sidebar that tracks your position as you scroll
  • 🌗 GitHub light and dark themes that follow your system
  • 🔄 Auto-reload for local files — save in your editor, see it update in the tab
  • 👁 One-click toggle back to the raw source
Great for local files. Point it at a README on your disk, project notes, or docs in a repo checkout. Edit in your editor, and the rendered page refreshes on save — a live preview with zero configuration.

Built to stay out of your way. It only activates on actual raw markdown files — never on regular web pages, and never on github.com (GitHub already renders markdown). You can disable it on any site from the popup.

Private and safe by design. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere. All rendered HTML is sanitized (DOMPurify) before it touches the page, and every library ships inside the extension: no remote code, ever.

Install it once, and markdown just looks right.

Github: https://github.com/sutharjay1/browser-markdown

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on
By:
Jay Suthar
Daily users:
8
Version:
0.1.0 Last updated: 2026-07-19
Version code:
6359262
Creation date:
2026-07-16
Firefox add-on GUID:
browser-markdown@sutharjay
Firefox add-on numeric ID:
3039772
Weekly download count:
1
Firefox on Android:
Yes
Risk:
Moderate risk impact High risk likelihood
Permissions:
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*.md*
  • *://*/*.markdown*
  • *://*/*.mkd*
Content scripts matches:
  • *
Size:
2.37MB
Email:
ma*****@sutharjay.com
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-09-08
Compare stats and ranking:

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Jay Suthar
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/browser-markdown/
Email:
ma*****@sutharjay.com

Is browser markdown Safe?

Risk impact
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browser markdown requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
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browser markdown is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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