#terminal #preview #markdown

app mdvew

Render markdown files as images in the terminal

2 releases

new 0.1.1 Feb 3, 2026
0.1.0 Jan 26, 2026

#2869 in Command line utilities

MIT and LGPL-3.0-or-later

23KB
284 lines

mdvew

Render markdown files as images in the terminal.

Install

cargo install mdvew

Requires Chrome or Chromium installed on your system.

Usage

mdvew README.md              # display in terminal
mdvew README.md -t dark      # dark mode
mdvew README.md -o out.png   # save to file
mdvew README.md -b           # open in browser

Options

Flag Description
-o, --output <FILE> Save PNG instead of displaying
-t, --theme <light|dark> Color theme (default: light)
-b, --browser Open in system browser
-w, --viewport-width <PX> Render width in pixels (default: auto)

Acknowledgements

  • viuer - Terminal image display
  • viu - Inspiration for terminal image viewing
  • github-markdown-css - GitHub-flavored markdown styling
  • glow - Terminal markdown rendering
  • inlyne - GPU-native markdown rendering

Dependencies

~19–36MB
~556K SLoC