Markdown Viewer

Dark Mode • Themes • Autoreload • Mermaid Diagrams • MathJax • ToC • Syntax Highlighting

What is Markdown Viewer?

Markdown Viewer is a secure and customizable Chrome extension that allows rendering of local and remote Markdown file URLs with multiple parsers, syntax highlighting, themes, autoreload, and support for MathJax, Mermaid diagrams, and GitHub Flavored Markdown.

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By: simov.github.io

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Users: 200,000+

Rating: 4.27 (350)

Version: 5.3 (Last updated: 2024-05-02)

Creation date: 2020-04-03

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
scripting

Host permissions:

file:///*

Size: 2.47M

Email: si*****@outofindex.com

Ranking

# 1607 ▼ 12

Other rankings

#62 in Tools ▼ 1 #27 in viewer keyword 70 ▼ 1 #191 in file keyword 49 ▼ 8

Other platforms

Markdown Viewer (v5.3)

4.02

(53) 7,761+

Markdown Viewer (v5.3)

4.40

(38) 93,122+

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

✔ Secure by design ✔ Render local and remote file URLs ✔ Granular access to remote origins ✔ Multiple markdown parsers ✔ Full control over the compiler options ✔ 30+ Themes ✔ Custom theme support ✔ GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) ✔ Auto reload on file change ✔ Syntax highlighted code blocks ✔ Table of Contents (ToC) ✔ MathJax formulas ✔ Mermaid diagrams ✔ Convert emoji shortnames ✔ Remember scroll position

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Very useful as a markdown viewer for local files.
Improves productivity for writing documentation.
Offers advanced features like block attributes and tables through Markdown-it.
Allows custom CSS for better presentation.
User-friendly options panel.

Cons

Issues with displaying tables correctly.
Does not properly render images in local documents.
Sometimes shows markdown syntax instead of rendering it properly.
Limited column support for tables, leading to data loss.
Some users have issues with compatibility and version discrepancies.

Most mentioned

Excellent markdown viewer for local files.
Problems with table display and functionality.
Need for additional features like side navigation or multi-column support.
Availability of custom theming and styling options.

Recent reviews

The basic operation to open a .md file does not work. File url access is turned on in the settings. Chrome Version 130.0.6723.92 (64-bit), "Standard" security. Feels like additional chrome "site settings" permission(s) may be required.

Adrian Serban, 2024-11-03

U mnie nie działa

Tomasz Kamiński, 2024-10-11

Most powerful markdown viewer. Select Markdown-it for advanced features not available in ordinary Markdown, including block attributes, abbreviations, footnotes, tables and definition lists. That's in addition to the many features listed in the documentation. Sensible options panel, allows custom CSS. Not documented afaik, apparently has some yaml support, at least the document title fwiw.