sbarex QLMarkdown
brew install --cask qlmarkdown
v1.5.1
Quick Look plugin that renders Markdown files as formatted previews in macOS Finder.
Why you might care
Lets you preview .md files directly in Finder without opening an editor. Open-source and free. Supports variants like .rmd, .mdx, .qmd, and textbundle formats alongside standard Markdown.
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GitHub topics
markdown-viewer
quicklook-extension
quicklook-plugin
Links
- https://github.com/sbarex/QLMarkdown
- GitHub: sbarex/QLMarkdown
- Brew formula source: Casks/q/qlmarkdown.rb
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