Markdown Viewer

View and render a .md file in your browser

Markdown is plain text on disk, so a raw .md file shows hash symbols, asterisks, and pipe characters instead of formatted headings, bold text, and tables. A Markdown viewer parses that syntax and renders it the way it is meant to be read. Open Dillinger, drag your file onto the editor, and the right-hand preview pane renders the document — headings become headings, lists become lists, and code blocks gain syntax highlighting.

Because everything runs client-side, there is no upload step and no waiting. The moment your file lands in the editor, the rendered view is ready to read, scroll, and copy.

Drag and drop or paste to preview instantly

There are two fast ways to view Markdown. Drag a .md file from your desktop straight onto the editor pane, or copy raw Markdown from anywhere — a GitHub README, a chat message, a docs snippet — and paste it in. Either way, the preview updates the instant the content lands.

# Project Title

A short **description** of what this does.

## Features
- Live preview
- GitHub-flavored Markdown
- Export to HTML or PDF

```bash
npm install dillinger
```

GitHub-flavored Markdown support

Most Markdown you encounter in the wild is GitHub-flavored Markdown (GFM), and Dillinger renders it faithfully. That means tables with aligned columns, task lists with checkable boxes, fenced code blocks with language-aware syntax highlighting, strikethrough, autolinked URLs, and footnotes all display correctly. If a README looks right on GitHub, it will look right here — which makes the viewer ideal for previewing project documentation before you commit it.

Live preview that updates as you type

Dillinger is more than a static renderer. The editor and preview sit side by side, and the rendered output updates in real time as you type or edit. View a file first, then fix a typo, restructure a list, or tweak a heading and watch the formatted result change immediately. It is the difference between viewing Markdown and working with it — you get both in one pane.

Export or print the rendered output

Viewing is only the first step. Once your document is rendered you can export it as clean HTML or as a PDF, or open your browser's print dialog to save the styled preview. This makes Dillinger useful for turning a raw .md file into a shareable, polished document without copying the output into another tool.

No install, no signup, no friction

You do not need to install an editor, add a browser extension, or create an account to read a Markdown file. Dillinger is a web app — open the page, render your content, and you are done. Rendering happens locally in your browser, so a document you simply view never has to leave your machine.