Bug Fixes

• Handle temp-file-rename edits in file watcher

Full Changelog: v0.5.0...v0.5.1

Features

• Add directory mode for serving multiple markdown files
• Add YAML and TOML frontmatter support

Bug Fixes

• Center content in folder mode with sidebar collapsed
• Prevent 404 race during neovim saves

Refactoring

• Simplify server startup output messages
• Migrate to minijinja template engine

Documentation

• Update Cargo install instructions
• Update Arch linux install instructions to use official package
• Update README with new folder serving feature
• Add changelog and improve git-cliff config
• Fix changelog duplicate 0.4.1 entry

Build

• Downgrade to edition 2021 and set MSRV to 1.82.0
• Add git-cliff configuration

CI

• Run on aarch64-linux as well

Miscellaneous Tasks

• Add package metadata for cargo publish
• Remove macOS support, direct users to Homebrew
• Release v0.5.0

New Contributors

• @jarjk made their first contribution in #21
• @idvorkin made their first contribution in #29

Full Changelog: v0.4.1...v0.5.0

What's Changed

• fix: change default hostname to 127.0.0.1 to prevent port conflicts by @jfernandez in #20

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.4.1

This release optimizes the binary size and bundles mermaid.min.js directly, removing the external CDN dependency and adding ETag support for caching. You can now bind to non-localhost addresses with the -H|--host flag, and there's a Nix flake available for installation.

What's Changed

• build: optimize and reduce size of release binary by @jfernandez in #8
• html: bundle mermaid.min.js by @jfernandez in #10
• refactor: asref avoid clone by @hlsxx in #15
• Add -H|--host to support listening on non-localhost by @cyqsimon in #13
• feat: add ETag support for mermaid.min.js by @jfernandez in #17
• build: add nix flake packaging by @aerits in #16

New Contributors

• @hlsxx made their first contribution in #15
• @cyqsimon made their first contribution in #13
• @aerits made their first contribution in #16

Full Changelog: v0.3.0...v0.4.0

What's Changed

• html: replace WebSocket content updates with reload signals by @jfernandez in #4
• html: add mermaid diagram support by @jfernandez in #5

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0

What's Changed

• Add image support by @jfernandez in #1
• Enable HTML tag rendering in markdown files by @jfernandez in #2

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2.0

Release 0.1.0

First stable release of mdserve - A fast markdown preview server with live reload and theme support.

Features

• Instant Live Reload - Real-time updates via WebSocket when markdown files change
• Multiple Themes - Built-in theme selector with 5 beautiful themes:
  • Light - Clean, bright theme optimized for readability
  • Dark - GitHub-inspired dark theme with comfortable contrast
  • Catppuccin Latte - Warm light theme with soothing pastels
  • Catppuccin Macchiato - Cozy mid-tone theme with rich colors
  • Catppuccin Mocha - Deep dark theme with vibrant accents
• GitHub Flavored Markdown - Full GFM support including tables, strikethrough, code
  blocks, and task lists
• Fast & Lightweight - Built with Rust and Axum for excellent performance and low
  memory usage
• Cross-platform - Single statically-compiled executable that runs anywhere

Installation

Download the appropriate binary for your platform from the assets below.