Markdown Reader
The best way to preview Markdown in your browser.
As of June 2026, Markdown Reader has 100,000 users and a 4.67/5 rating from 100 reviews in the Productivity category.
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100 reviews
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Version
3.6.17
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension gained 20.0K users, 7 version updates.
History
14 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 80.0K | 4.64 | 78 | 3.6.7 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 90.0K | 4.64 | 78 | 3.6.7 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 90.0K | 4.65 | 80 | 3.6.8 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 90.0K | 4.66 | 82 | 3.6.8 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 90.0K | 4.66 | 83 | 3.6.8 |
| May 6, 2026 | 90.0K | 4.65 | 86 | 3.6.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.66 | 88 | 3.6.9 |
| May 20, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.66 | 89 | 3.6.11 |
| May 25, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.66 | 89 | 3.6.12 |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.67 | 91 | 3.6.13 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.67 | 92 | 3.6.13 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.68 | 95 | 3.6.14 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.68 | 95 | 3.6.15 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 100.0K | 4.69 | 96 | 3.6.15 |
| Now | 100.0K | 4.67 | 100 | 3.6.17 |
Changelog
- May 28, 2026description
❗️❗️ Please manually enable the Chrome extension's “Allow access to file URLs” permission before browsing local files. ❗️❗️ Markdown Reader is a powerful browser extension that allows you to preview all kinds of Markdown documents in your browser at great speed! Features: - Document formats: Preview file://, http://, https:// protocols, .md, .mkd, .mdx, .markdown and other extensions. https://example.com/example.md (online Markdown link) file:///Users/my-project/readme.markdown (local Markdown file, * requires specific permissions to be enabled) - Syntax Plugins: Support emoticons, superscripts/subscripts, checkboxes, mathematical formulas, flowcharts, Gantt charts, table of contents, insertion of content, abbreviations, comments, reminders, and so on. - Themes: Provide high-quality dark and light themes and code highlighting. - Real-time refreshing: support real-time document changes and centered display to improve the reading experience. - Document Organization: Includes sidebar table of contents, original content preview and image media preview. - Shortcuts: support for browser extension shortcuts to quickly invoke the function. ❗️❗️ Before browsing [local files], please manually enable the [Allow access to file URLs] permission of the Chrome extension ❗️❗️: In Chrome Extension Manager, go to the details page of Markdown Reader and enable the “Allow access to file URLs ” option. I hope Markdown Reader helps you :) Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)Markdown Reader is a powerful browser extension that allows you to preview Markdown documents in your browser at great speed! ❗️❗️ Please manually enable the Chrome extension's “Allow access to file URLs” permission before browsing local files. ❗️❗️ Features: - Document formats: Preview file://, http://, https:// protocols, .md, .mkd, .mdx, .markdown and other extensions. https://example.com/example.md (online Markdown link) file:///Users/my-project/readme.markdown (local Markdown file, * requires specific permissions to be enabled) - Syntax Plugins: Support emoticons, superscripts/subscripts, checkboxes, mathematical formulas, flowcharts, Gantt charts, table of contents, insertion of content, abbreviations, comments, reminders, and so on. - Themes: Provide high-quality dark and light themes and code highlighting. - Real-time refreshing: support real-time document changes and centered display to improve the reading experience. - Document Organization: Includes sidebar table of contents, original content preview and image media preview. - Shortcuts: support for browser extension shortcuts to quickly invoke the function. ❗️❗️ Before browsing [local files], please manually enable the [Allow access to file URLs] permission of the Chrome extension ❗️❗️: In Chrome Extension Manager, go to the details page of Markdown Reader and enable the “Allow access to file URLs ” option. I hope Markdown Reader helps you :)
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagetabs
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Markdown Reader is a powerful browser extension that allows you to preview Markdown documents in your browser at great speed!
❗️❗️ Please manually enable the Chrome extension's “Allow access to file URLs” permission before browsing local files. ❗️❗️
Features:
- Document formats: Preview file://, http://, https:// protocols, .md, .mkd, .mdx, .markdown and other extensions.
https://example.com/example.md (online Markdown link)
file:///Users/my-project/readme.markdown (local Markdown file, * requires specific permissions to be enabled)
- Syntax Plugins: Support emoticons, superscripts/subscripts, checkboxes, mathematical formulas, flowcharts, Gantt charts, table of contents, insertion of content, abbreviations, comments, reminders, and so on.
- Themes: Provide high-quality dark and light themes and code highlighting.
- Real-time refreshing: support real-time document changes and centered display to improve the reading experience.
- Document Organization: Includes sidebar table of contents, original content preview and image media preview.
- Shortcuts: support for browser extension shortcuts to quickly invoke the function.
❗️❗️ Before browsing [local files], please manually enable the [Allow access to file URLs] permission of the Chrome extension ❗️❗️:
In Chrome Extension Manager, go to the details page of Markdown Reader and enable the “Allow access to file URLs ” option.
I hope Markdown Reader helps you :)Technical
- Version
- 3.6.17
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 11.43MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 8
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- medapdbncneneejhbgcjceippjlfkmkg
- Developer ID
- ubebdbaf7a29caccfe7851efe54b284cd
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Mar 12, 2019
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jun 19, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 22, 2026
- Website
- https://md-reader.github.io/
- Privacy Policy
- https://md-reader.github.io/privacy
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