# Markdown Reader — PilcrowMD

> Read & edit Markdown beautifully. No ads, no account, open source.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pilcrowmd](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pilcrowmd)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.pilcrowmd`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** PilcrowMD
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 728
- **Version:** 1.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2026-07-22
- **Publisher country:** PL
- **Size:** 44 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pilcrowmd)
- **Website:** [https://pilcrowmd.com/](https://pilcrowmd.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pilcrowmd.com/privacy](https://pilcrowmd.com/privacy)

## Description

PilcrowMD is a beautiful, distraction-free Markdown reader and editor for Android. Open a .md file and read it the way it was meant to look - clean serif typography, a warm dark theme, and generous spacing that make long documents a pleasure to read on a phone.<br><br>Built for the Markdown people actually deal with every day: answers from AI assistants, README files, technical docs, notes, and specs. If you save output from AI chat tools as Markdown, PilcrowMD renders it perfectly - headings, lists, tables, code, and math - instead of showing you raw symbols.<br><br>WHY PILCROWMD<br><br>- Beautiful reading first - premium serif type, a low-contrast dark theme, and layout tuned for real reading, not a cramped IDE.<br>- Read AND edit - switch between a clean rendered preview and a real source editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, and undo/redo.<br>- Never loses your work - saving writes back exactly what you wrote, with no silent reformatting and no half-written files. Your file is safe.<br>- Free, no ads, no account, no tracking - nothing to sign up for, nothing watching you. Fully open source (GPL-3.0).<br>- Fast and offline - native Android, no browser engine, opens large files smoothly and works with no connection. Only Mermaid diagram rendering uses the internet.<br><br>EVERYTHING MARKDOWN<br><br>- Full CommonMark + GitHub Flavored Markdown<br>- Tables, task lists, strikethrough, and links<br>- Syntax-highlighted code blocks<br>- LaTeX math ($$…$$)<br>- YAML front matter<br>- Wide tables and code scroll sideways without breaking the page<br><br>READER TOOLS<br><br>- In-document search with highlighted matches and next/previous<br>- Auto-generated table of contents from your headings<br>- Remembers your scroll position per file<br>- Open .md straight from your file manager, share sheet, or email attachment<br>- Adjustable text size and selectable reading fonts<br><br>PERFECT FOR<br><br>- Reading and saving answers from AI assistants and large language models<br>- README files and project documentation on the go<br>- Technical specs, notes, and meeting docs<br>- Anyone who works with .md / .markdown files<br><br>PilcrowMD opens .md, .markdown, and .txt files. No sign-up, no ads, no nonsense - just the cleanest way to read and edit Markdown on Android.

## Rankings

- #1,256,336 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.pilcrowmd.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pilcrowmd)