Enhance your macOS experience with showmd, the most readable way to preview any .md file.
Seamless Integration: As a native macOS Quick Look extension, showmd renders Markdown beautifully without any friction. Simply press the spacebar on any .md file in Finder to preview it instantly.
Intelligent Rendering: Goes beyond plain text previews. It intelligently parses and displays YAML frontmatter as a collapsible table, making metadata easily accessible.
AI Content Support: Specifically designed to render AI-generated content, including custom XML tags like <example> and <instructions>, as structured, bordered blocks instead of raw code.
Rich Feature Set: Supports full GitHub Flavored Markdown, including tables, task lists, and strikethrough. It also offers syntax highlighting for over 190 languages, LaTeX math rendering via KaTeX, and Mermaid diagram support.
Privacy Focused: Built with privacy in mind, showmd is completely offline. No cloud, no uploads, no telemetry – your files never leave your machine.
Customization: Offers a toggle to switch between rendered and source views, and the ability to copy content as HTML. It also respects your system's dark mode settings, with options to override.
Broad Compatibility: Handles a wide range of Markdown extensions including .md, .markdown, .mdx, and more.
Open Source & Free: Available under the MIT license, showmd is free to use and modify. Installation is simple via Homebrew or direct download.