

vmd
Preview markdown files in a separate window. Markdown is formatted exactly the same as on GitHub.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- npm
Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Markdown preview
vmd News & Activities
Recent activities
Dalieba added vmd as alternative to Markdown Shell Extensions and Editor
POX added vmd as alternative to Telescopo Markdown Studio
vmd information
What is vmd?
Features
GitHub style: The markdown content is rendered as close to the way it's rendered on GitHub as possible.
File watching: Local files opened in vmd are watched for changes and the viewer will automatically update when a file has been changed. This makes it ideal for writing documents in your favorite text editor and get a live preview.
Standard input: View any markdown text from other programs by piping another program's output in to vmd. Check out the examples for cool use cases.
Drag & Drop: Drag files from your file browser or desktop on to a vmd window and render it. Hold the Shift key while dropping to open the file in a new window.
Navigation: Navigate within linked sections in a document, open relative links to other documents in the same window or in a new one (shift-click), and always be able to go back in the history. And open links to directories in your file manager and external links in your default browser.
Clipboard: Copy links and local file paths to the clipboard, and even copy images in binary format to paste them in to your image editing software.
Emojis: Displays emoji. Take a look at the Emoji Cheat Sheet for a list of available emoji.
Checklists: Renders GitHub-style checklists.
Search in page: Search within your markdown file and scroll to the results. Select "Edit -> Find" from the menu or hit Ctrl+F (or Cmd+F on OS X).
Customization: Select different themes and provide your own styles to make vmd look the way you want. Take a look at the Options for an overview of available customization options.
Front Matter: Renders Front Matter in YAML and, if enabled, in TOML and JSON so you can preview your Jekyll and Hugo content in vmd. See some examples.


