Your computer opened a README as plain text and now the headings, tables, and code blocks are just symbols. This free markdown viewer renders a .md file the way GitHub does — headings, lists, tables, task lists, links, and code — so you can actually read the document. Drop in a file or paste Markdown text. Rendering happens in your browser with nothing uploaded and no account needed. The viewer shows the document; it does not rewrite your source file.
How to use this markdown viewer
Three quick steps — no signup, no cost.
Choose a .md or .markdown file, or paste Markdown straight into the tool.
The formatted preview appears immediately, with headings, tables, and code shown properly.
Copy the rendered output or print it when you need a readable copy of the document.
Why this markdown viewer is the README check
What GitHub shows, without opening GitHub.
Tables, task lists, strikethrough, and fenced code render the way they will on GitHub and most docs sites.
No editor install, no preview extension, and no account — the document renders the moment it loads.
Rendered output is sanitised, so a document cannot run scripts in the preview.
Your notes and drafts are rendered on your device and never sent to a server.
Markdown Viewer FAQs
Short, direct answers.
It turns Markdown text into formatted HTML, so headings, lists, tables, and code display as a readable document instead of raw symbols.
No. It is for reading a finished document. To change the text, edit the source file and view it again.
It follows GitHub-flavoured Markdown, so tables, task lists, strikethrough, and code blocks render the way GitHub shows them.
Images and links load from their own sources, as they would in any viewer. The document text itself is never uploaded.
Yes. It runs in your browser with no account and no signup.
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Try the related tools above, or go back to the Convertion homepage for more free converters.
