MarkdownBrowser

A local markdown reader — fast, private, offline.

About

Markdown Browser lets you read, browse, and search your local .md files directly in Chrome — no uploads, no cloud, no internet required. Your files stay on your machine.

Built with the File System Access API so Chrome reads your folder directly with your permission.

How to use

1
Open a folder

Click Open a Folder above and select any local directory. All .md, .mdx, and .markdown files inside will appear in the sidebar.

2
Browse & read

Click any file in the sidebar to open it. Folders are collapsible. Use the Contents tab to jump to headings, and Recent to revisit past files.

3
Search

Press ⌘K to open the command palette — search file names and content across your entire folder instantly.

4
Hot reload

Toggle the Live button in the navbar. While active, the viewer automatically refreshes whenever you save changes to the file in your editor.

Keyboard shortcuts

⌘K Open command palette / search ⌘[ Previous file ⌘] Next file ⌘⇧F Find in files (full-text) ESC Close palette or settings

Features

  • Full GitHub Flavored Markdown — tables, task lists, front matter, code blocks
  • Syntax highlighting for JS, TS, Python, Go, Rust, SQL, CSS, HTML, Bash, JSON
  • Hot reload — live preview as you edit in any external editor
  • Full-text search across all files in the folder
  • Table of contents with scroll-spy highlighting
  • Resizable sidebar, font size & reading width controls
  • Light & dark mode — toggle in the navbar
  • 100% offline & private — no data ever leaves your machine
Made by abhikuchbhi.in
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