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MDView

A portable Markdown reader and editor for Windows, one file, no install.

Built for: Engineers, technicians and office staff at The AME Group

A runbook open in Read mode with its outline in the side panel (sample data).
A runbook open in Read mode with its outline in the side panel (sample data).

The problem

Windows has no good built-in way to read Markdown. Runbooks, README files and AI-generated notes open as raw text, or someone has to install a code editor just to read them.

What I built

I built a single-file Windows app that renders Markdown as a finished document and lets you edit, theme, print and export it. It needs no installer or admin rights, and it updates itself from signed releases.

How it works

  1. Copy MDView.exe anywhere and double-click a .md file.
  2. A Rust backend reads the file and checks every local path it references.
  3. One render pipeline draws Markdown, callouts, diagrams, math and code.
  4. Edit in Read, Visual, Code or Split mode without reformatting untouched lines.
  5. Print, export to PDF or HTML, or combine files with the Document Builder.
How MDView is wiredOne portable exe, no installer or admin rights. Untouched lines are never reformatted when you save.
Comes inInside MDViewGoes out Markdown file double-click a .md Linked local files images, other documents Rust backend reads file, checks paths Render pipeline callouts, diagrams, math Edit modes Read, Visual, Code, Split Rendered document themed, printable PDF or HTML export Combined document Document Builder

Built with

  • Tauri 2
  • Rust
  • TypeScript
  • React 19
  • CodeMirror 6
  • markdown-it
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More screens

Split mode with Markdown source on the left and the live preview on the right (sample data).
Split mode with Markdown source on the left and the live preview on the right (sample data).
Visual mode, editing the document in place with a formatting toolbar (sample data).
Visual mode, editing the document in place with a formatting toolbar (sample data).
A table, a Mermaid flowchart and a warning callout rendered from plain text (sample data).
A table, a Mermaid flowchart and a warning callout rendered from plain text (sample data).
The Document Builder combining three runbooks into one chaptered document (sample data).
The Document Builder combining three runbooks into one chaptered document (sample data).
The theme editor with font, spacing and color settings and a live preview.
The theme editor with font, spacing and color settings and a live preview.
The same runbook in the dark theme (sample data).
The same runbook in the dark theme (sample data).
The Aurora theme, which uses Windows translucency on the desktop (sample data).
The Aurora theme, which uses Windows translucency on the desktop (sample data).
The command palette listing every command with its shortcut.
The command palette listing every command with its shortcut.
The welcome screen for opening or creating a document.
The welcome screen for opening or creating a document.

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