Markdown Reader

Markdown Reader

A markdown reader extension for Chrome.

What is Markdown Reader?
MD Reader is a markdown reader extension for Chrome. It comes with various syntax plugins, code highlighting, document hot reloading, and light/dark themes. It supports previewing URLs with 'file://', 'http://', and 'https://' protocols, as well as documents with '*.md', '*.mkd', '*.mdx', and '*.markdown' file extensions.
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Stats
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 5.00 (24)
Version: 2.13.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-26)
Creation date: 2019-04-11
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 2.16M
URLs: Website
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Markdown Reader comes with various syntax plugins, code highlighting, document hot reloading, and light/dark themes.

Supports previewing url with "file://", "http://", and "https://" protocols, as well as documents with ".md", ".mkd", ".mdx", and ".markdown" file extensions. For example:

❗️❗️❗️After successful installation, if you want to access local files, you need to enable file access permission for the Chrome extension❗️❗️❗️:

In the Chrome extension management, go to the detailed information page of Markdown Reader and enable the "Allow access to file URLs" option.

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User reviews
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Good preview effect
  • Works well with local files
  • Ease of use
Cons
  • Limited file format support (e.g. lack of HTML file support)
  • Issues with Mac OS file paths
  • Inconsistent file extension recognition
Most mentioned
  • Good preview effect
  • Works well with local files
  • HTML file format support
  • Ease of use
Recent reviews
by Maksim Savitskiy Maksim Savitskiy, 2024-01-24

用过最好的MarkDown插件, 没有之一. 希望增加HTML文件的支持, 很多笔记是HTML格式. 全网找遍了没有这款插件带来的体验. 全网找遍了没有支持批量转换的工具, 本想自己调用一些开源工具转换, 可转换格式支持度不是很高, 在线转换就没问题, 可在线转换又不支持批量, 苦恼.
by 李政波 李政波, 2024-01-16

可以的,预览效果不错。
by Rico Rico, 2023-10-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Markdown Reader is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Markdown Reader is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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