Markdown Browser

Tracking since May 21, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 9, 2026
  description

  Markdown Browser is a Chrome extension for reading local markdown files — fast, private, and fully offline.
    
   Open any folder from your file system and browse your markdown files with a clean sidebar. Files auto-refresh when you save in your editor, so you always see the latest version without reloading.
    
    Features:
    • Sidebar file tree with collapsible folders and live filter
    • Full-text search across all files with ⌘K
    • Table of contents with scroll-spy highlighting
    • Syntax highlighting for code blocks
    • Front matter (YAML metadata) display
    • Light and dark mode
    • Resizable sidebar, adjustable font size, reading width, and font family
    • Recent files history
  
    No account required. No data ever leaves your machine. Works entirely offline.

  Markdown Browser is a powerful Chrome extension for working with local markdown files. Open any folder and instantly browse, read, edit, and manage your .md files with a clean, distraction-free interface. No account required. No data ever leaves your machine. Works entirely offline.
  
  ✏️ IN-BROWSER EDITOR 
  Edit any file directly — no external app needed. Press ⌘E to enter edit mode, make your changes, and save with ⌘S. Your edits are written back to the original file instantly.
  
  📁 FILE MANAGEMENT 
  Create new markdown files from the sidebar with the + button. Delete files with a single click. All file operations require your explicit permission through Chrome's built-in security dialog.
  
  🔍 FIND & REPLACE 
  Press ⌘F in the editor to search and replace text. Navigate matches with the arrow buttons, replace one at a time or replace all at once.
  
  📄 EXPORT TO PDF 
  Click the PDF button in the file breadcrumb for a clean, print-ready export. 
  
  🔎 FULL-TEXT SEARCH 
  Press ⌘K to open the command palette — search file names and file content across your entire folder instantly. Results appear as you type.
  
  ⚡ HOT RELOAD 
  Toggle Live in the header. While active, the viewer auto-refreshes whenever you save a file in an external editor — perfect for live previewing as you write.
  
  📚 RICH MARKDOWN RENDERING 
  Full GitHub Flavored Markdown — tables, task lists, front matter, fenced code blocks. Syntax highlighting for all programming language files. Table of contents with scroll-spy highlighting.
  
  🎨 CUSTOMISABLE READING EXPERIENCE 
  Resizable sidebar, adjustable font size, reading width, and font family. Light and dark mode — toggle in the header, preference saved. Recent files history.
  
  🔒 PRIVACY FIRST 
  No account required. No data ever leaves your machine. Zero network requests. Works entirely offline. Read and write access to your files is granted only through Chrome's built-in permission dialog, and only when you initiate an action that requires it.
  
  This App was built by abhikuchbhi.in and it's completely open-source and free. 
  Copy ideas freely. Credit generously :)

• Jun 9, 2026
  short_description

  Read and organize local markdown files with sidebar navigation, full-text search, and hot reload.

  Read, write, and organize local markdown files. Full-text search, in-browser editor, hot reload — 100% offline & private.

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