Markdown Preview Plus

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 9, 2026
  description

  Automatically parses markdown files (.md) into HTML with live reload
  
  Usage:
  
  1. Install extension from webstore (creates no new UI)
  2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions listing: 
  3. Open local or remote .md file in Chrome.
  4. See nicely formatted HTML!
  
  Note: The auto reload feature is disabled default.
  
  ## Features ##
  
  * Support auto reload.
  * Support external css file.
  * Customize theme for every md file.
  * Support github flavored markdown.
  * Export nicely formatted HTML.
  * Support render Katex, Mermaid.
  
  The extension is open source. https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview
  
  ## Release Notes ##
  
  ### 0.8.15 ###
  
  Fix a bug for the tag style
  
  ### 0.8.14 ###
  
  Bump mermaid from 11.12.2 to 11.15.0
  
  ### 0.8.13 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for load fonts of Katex
  
  ### 0.8.12 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for "table of contents"
  
  ### 0.8.11 ###
  
  Fix a site isolation bypass vulnerability
  
  ### 0.8.10 ###
  
  * Compatible with Chrome 136
  * Update mermaid lib
  * Update marked lib
  
  ### 0.8.9 ###
  
  * Update marked lib
  * Fix a bug for clear custom CSS paths
  
  ### 0.8.8 ###
  
  * Supports add custom CSS path. See #19
  * Fix a bug for render mermaid. See #158

  Automatically parses markdown files (.md) into HTML with live reload
  
  Usage:
  
  1. Install extension from webstore (creates no new UI)
  2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions listing: 
  3. Open local or remote .md file in Chrome.
  4. See nicely formatted HTML!
  
  Note: The auto reload feature is disabled default.
  
  ## Features ##
  
  * Support auto reload.
  * Support external css file.
  * Customize theme for every md file.
  * Support github flavored markdown.
  * Export nicely formatted HTML.
  * Support render Katex, Mermaid.
  
  The extension is open source. https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview
  
  ## Release Notes ##
  
  ### 0.8.16 ###
  
  * Avoid freeze when parse inline math string
  
  ### 0.8.15 ###
  
  Fix a bug for the tag style
  
  ### 0.8.14 ###
  
  Bump mermaid from 11.12.2 to 11.15.0
  
  ### 0.8.13 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for load fonts of Katex
  
  ### 0.8.12 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for "table of contents"
  
  ### 0.8.11 ###
  
  Fix a site isolation bypass vulnerability

• Jun 1, 2026
  description

  Automatically parses markdown files (.md) into HTML with live reload
  
  Usage:
  
  1. Install extension from webstore (creates no new UI)
  2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions listing: 
  3. Open local or remote .md file in Chrome.
  4. See nicely formatted HTML!
  
  Note: The auto reload feature is disabled default.
  
  ## Features ##
  
  * Support auto reload.
  * Support external css file.
  * Customize theme for every md file.
  * Support github flavored markdown.
  * Export nicely formatted HTML.
  * Support render Katex, Mermaid.
  
  The extension is open source. https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview
  
  ## Release Notes ##
  
  ### 0.8.14 ###
  
  Bump mermaid from 11.12.2 to 11.15.0
  
  ### 0.8.13 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for load fonts of Katex
  
  ### 0.8.12 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for "table of contents"
  
  ### 0.8.11 ###
  
  Fix a site isolation bypass vulnerability
  
  ### 0.8.10 ###
  
  * Compatible with Chrome 136
  * Update mermaid lib
  * Update marked lib
  
  ### 0.8.9 ###
  
  * Update marked lib
  * Fix a bug for clear custom CSS paths
  
  ### 0.8.8 ###
  
  * Supports add custom CSS path. See #19
  * Fix a bug for render mermaid. See #158

  Automatically parses markdown files (.md) into HTML with live reload
  
  Usage:
  
  1. Install extension from webstore (creates no new UI)
  2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions listing: 
  3. Open local or remote .md file in Chrome.
  4. See nicely formatted HTML!
  
  Note: The auto reload feature is disabled default.
  
  ## Features ##
  
  * Support auto reload.
  * Support external css file.
  * Customize theme for every md file.
  * Support github flavored markdown.
  * Export nicely formatted HTML.
  * Support render Katex, Mermaid.
  
  The extension is open source. https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview
  
  ## Release Notes ##
  
  ### 0.8.15 ###
  
  Fix a bug for the tag style
  
  ### 0.8.14 ###
  
  Bump mermaid from 11.12.2 to 11.15.0
  
  ### 0.8.13 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for load fonts of Katex
  
  ### 0.8.12 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for "table of contents"
  
  ### 0.8.11 ###
  
  Fix a site isolation bypass vulnerability
  
  ### 0.8.10 ###
  
  * Compatible with Chrome 136
  * Update mermaid lib
  * Update marked lib
  
  ### 0.8.9 ###
  
  * Update marked lib
  * Fix a bug for clear custom CSS paths
  
  ### 0.8.8 ###
  
  * Supports add custom CSS path. See #19
  * Fix a bug for render mermaid. See #158

• May 14, 2026
  description

  Automatically parses markdown files (.md) into HTML with live reload
  
  Usage:
  
  1. Install extension from webstore (creates no new UI)
  2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions listing: 
  3. Open local or remote .md file in Chrome.
  4. See nicely formatted HTML!
  
  Note: The auto reload feature is disabled default.
  
  ## Features ##
  
  * Support auto reload.
  * Support external css file.
  * Customize theme for every md file.
  * Support github flavored markdown.
  * Export nicely formatted HTML.
  * Support render Katex, Mermaid.
  
  The extension is open source. https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview
  
  ## Release Notes ##
  
  ### 0.8.13 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for load fonts of Katex
  
  ### 0.8.12 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for "table of contents"
  
  ### 0.8.11 ###
  
  Fix a site isolation bypass vulnerability
  
  ### 0.8.10 ###
  
  * Compatible with Chrome 136
  * Update mermaid lib
  * Update marked lib
  
  ### 0.8.9 ###
  
  * Update marked lib
  * Fix a bug for clear custom CSS paths
  
  ### 0.8.8 ###
  
  * Supports add custom CSS path. See #19
  * Fix a bug for render mermaid. See #158
  
  ### 0.8.7 ###
  
  Update mermaid lib for security fix

  Automatically parses markdown files (.md) into HTML with live reload
  
  Usage:
  
  1. Install extension from webstore (creates no new UI)
  2. Check "Allow access to file URLs" in chrome://extensions listing: 
  3. Open local or remote .md file in Chrome.
  4. See nicely formatted HTML!
  
  Note: The auto reload feature is disabled default.
  
  ## Features ##
  
  * Support auto reload.
  * Support external css file.
  * Customize theme for every md file.
  * Support github flavored markdown.
  * Export nicely formatted HTML.
  * Support render Katex, Mermaid.
  
  The extension is open source. https://github.com/volca/markdown-preview
  
  ## Release Notes ##
  
  ### 0.8.14 ###
  
  Bump mermaid from 11.12.2 to 11.15.0
  
  ### 0.8.13 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for load fonts of Katex
  
  ### 0.8.12 ###
  
  * Fix a bug for "table of contents"
  
  ### 0.8.11 ###
  
  Fix a site isolation bypass vulnerability
  
  ### 0.8.10 ###
  
  * Compatible with Chrome 136
  * Update mermaid lib
  * Update marked lib
  
  ### 0.8.9 ###
  
  * Update marked lib
  * Fix a bug for clear custom CSS paths
  
  ### 0.8.8 ###
  
  * Supports add custom CSS path. See #19
  * Fix a bug for render mermaid. See #158

Permissions & access

Permissions

storageclipboardWrite

Host access

file:///*

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