Markpad

A simple, lightweight Markdown viewer and text editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Download from markpad.sftwr.dev

Features

• Tabbed interface
• Monaco editor (VS Code)
• Split view
• Syntax highlighting both in editor and code blocks
• Mermaid diagram support
• Vim mode
• Auto-reload
• Zen mode
• Image and YouTube embeds
• Familiar GitHub styled markdown rendering
• Tiny memory usage (~10MB)
• No telemetry or bloat
• Free and open-source
• Lightweight native UI

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md

Installation

Download the latest executable or installer from the releases page or from markpad.sftwr.dev

Windows Installer

Automatically configures .md file association

Other Platforms & Windows Portable

Right click on a markdown file and select "Open with" and select the downloaded or installed executable

Installation from source

• Clone the repository
• Run npm install to install dependencies
• Run npm run tauri build to build the installer
• Repeat the steps above to set the executable as the default program to open .md files

Screenshots