# Markdown Viewer & Reader by mdedit.ai

> Beautifully render Markdown (.md) files in your browser with syntax highlighting, GFM tables, task lists, and more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdown-viewer-reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdown-viewer-reader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `markdown-viewer-reader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vivek Maskara
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 60
- **Weekly downloads:** 13
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2026-04-30
- **Size:** 6.25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/markdown-viewer-reader/)
- **Website:** [https://mdedit.ai/](https://mdedit.ai/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/markdown-viewer-reader/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/markdown-viewer-reader/privacy/)

## Description

Beautifully render Markdown (.md) files in your browser with syntax highlighting, GFM tables, task lists, and more.

A fast Markdown viewer for Chrome that instantly renders raw <code>.md</code> files into a clean reading experience.

Features
- Local file support (<code>file://</code>) for <code>.md</code> and <code>README.md</code>
- GitHub‑style Markdown rendering (GFM)
- Extensive diagram support including Mermaid, Graphviz and Mindmap
- Clean reading mode with light/dark themes
- Works offline
- Customizable font size, content width, and code syntax theme

Built by <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/0b97f5d00bddc91ad6e1d15c09be57eccb0e4f6887513743f21c4fa17c98b7a4/http%3A//mdedit.ai" rel="nofollow">mdedit.ai</a>, the AI‑powered Markdown editor for technical writers.

## Rankings

- #14,962 — Overall
- #124 — viewer
- #129 — tasks
- #142 — reader
- #215 — css editor
- #224 — text editor

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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