ViewMD
Beautiful markdown, no subs
USD 6.99
New in 1.31: Back and Forward navigation, browser-style tabs, and a reading position that stays put. The fast, clean way to read Markdown on your Mac.
ViewMD opens any Markdown file and shows it the way it's meant to look. No editor mode. No setup. No login. You double-click the file and it's there.
Most Markdown apps want to be your second brain. ViewMD just renders your file properly and then gets out of the way.
It's a one-time purchase. No subscription. And your Mac purchase includes the iPad version free.
WHAT IT RENDERS
• Mermaid and GraphViz diagrams
• KaTeX and MathJax equations
• Syntax-highlighted code blocks for every language you'd expect
• Tables, including wide and complex ones
• Embedded HTML
• Task lists, footnotes, blockquotes, links
HOW IT WORKS ON YOUR MAC
• Set ViewMD as your default for .md and any document opens with a double-click
• Press space in Finder for an instant Quick Look-style preview
• Live refresh — edit in your favourite tool, switch back, it's already updated
• Multiple tabs for projects with a lot of files
• Table of contents, in-document search, working file links
• PDF and HTML export, plus printing
• Light, dark, sepia, Solarized, and high-contrast themes
• Native macOS app — small, fast, no Electron bloat
ONE PURCHASE, BOTH PLATFORMS
Your Mac purchase includes the iPad version free. Buy it once on the App Store, then download to every Mac and iPad signed into your Apple ID. Same app, same files, same feel.
WHO USES IT
• Developers reading READMEs and pull-request notes
• Anyone reviewing AI-generated docs
• Technical writers doing final-pass quality checks
• Academics working through math-heavy papers
• Researchers keeping notes out of a heavyweight editor
• Content creators managing Markdown libraries
WHAT YOU DON'T GET
• A subscription
• An editor you didn't ask for
• A sync service
• A login screen
• An onboarding tour
• In-app purchases or a "Pro" tier
• Telemetry or tracking — we don't know who you are, and we never see what you open. Everything runs locally on your Mac.
Buy once. View forever. On every Mac and iPad you own.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- Back and Forward buttons: return from Table of Contents jumps and links with ⌘[ and ⌘]
- Your reading position stays put when showing the Table of Contents, resizing, or zooming
- Improved tabs: uniform widths, smoother scrolling, and faster closing
The developer, Kevin Dinn, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Kevin Dinn
- Size
- 6 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
- iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPad
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Copyright K W Dinn Holdings Pty Ltd

