Markdown Better View

Markdown Better View is a fast, native macOS app for reading Markdown — not editing it. Open any .md file and see it rendered exactly as intended: clean typography, real dark mode, and the GitHub-flavored Markdown you expect.

Built for reading:
• Live reload — edit in any editor and the view updates the instant you save, with no flash and without losing your place
• Follow Edits — the preview scrolls to whatever just changed; perfect for watching an AI assistant write your docs in real time
• Open from your terminal with the mbv command, or straight from AI editors like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf
• Five themes, including a true dark mode that follows the system
• Table of contents with scrollspy for long documents
• Instant find with a live match count
• Distraction-free reading mode
• Quick Look previews and rich thumbnails in Finder
• Open a whole folder — every Markdown file becomes a native tab
• Math (KaTeX) and Mermaid diagrams rendered inline
• Syntax highlighting for 30+ languages, GFM tables, and task lists, with one-click copy on any code block
• Export to PDF and print

Private by design:
• Sandboxed, with no tracking and no accounts
• Remote network blocked — your documents never leave your Mac

A one-time purchase. No subscription, ever.