Markdown Viewer

A simple standalone markdown viewer-only app for Windows 11.

Built with Tauri — Rust + SvelteKit + TypeScript.

Using GitHub flavored markdown style by sindresorhus and rendered with comrak. Using window-vibrancy to add Mica effect to the window.

Usage

• Download the latest .exe executable or .msi installer from the releases page
• Right click on a markdown file and select "Open with" and select the downloaded or installed executable
• [Optional] Set the executable as the default program to open .md files

Alternatively, you can install from source:

• Clone the repository
• Run npm install to install dependencies
• Run npm run tauri build to build the .exe executable and .msi bundle
• Repeat the steps above to set the executable as the default program to open .md files

Screenshots

Known Issues

• Not tested in Windows 10 and earlier, meaning the window background may not look as intended
• Relative image embeds don't work
• YouTube/video embeds don't work

Todo

• Fix relative image embeds
• Add option to toggle dark/light mode in app
• Add shortcut to edit in default text editor
• Add option to toggle markdown rendering
• Add syntax highlighting for code blocks
• Add file association option for .md files in the Windows installer
• Tweak Windows installer to prevent desktop shortcut by default