Open an .md file and read it formatted, with headings, lists, tables and links instead of hash signs and stars. Works for files from ChatGPT and Claude, README files and notes.
Open an .md file to read it here, or drop it on this box.
Have the text instead? Click above and paste it.
Windows and macOS usually open an .md file in a text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit, which shows the raw text with every # and * in it. Here you see the document the way it was meant to look, on a computer, tablet or phone, with nothing to install.
An .md file is a plain text file written in Markdown, a simple way of marking up text: # before a heading, ** around bold text, - before each point in a list.
You get them from many places:
It is only text, so it is safe to open and cannot run anything.
Long documents get a table of contents built from their headings. Once you have read it:
Need the HTML code instead? Use Markdown to HTML. Want the words without any formatting? Use Markdown to Plain Text.
Click Open .md file on this page and pick the file, or drag it onto the field. It opens formatted straight away, with a list of its headings to jump between. You can also open an .md file in any text editor, such as Notepad or TextEdit, but then you see the raw text with its # and * symbols.
A plain text file written in Markdown, a simple way to mark headings, bold text, lists, tables and links with symbols such as # and **. The .md ending tells apps that the text is Markdown. ChatGPT and Claude use it for documents you download, GitHub for README files, and notes apps such as Obsidian for every note.
Windows opens it in a text editor, usually Notepad, which shows the Markdown symbols rather than the formatting. To read it formatted, open it on this page in any browser. If you have Visual Studio Code, it can show a preview too: open the file and press Ctrl+Shift+V.
A Mac opens it in TextEdit or another text editor, with the Markdown symbols showing. Open it on this page in Safari or Chrome to read it formatted. Nothing needs to be installed.
Yes. Tap Open .md file and choose the file from Files on an iPhone, or from Downloads or Drive on Android. The contents fold into a menu above the document to leave room for the text.
Open the file here, click Copy as rich text, and paste into Word or Google Docs. Headings, bold text, lists, tables and links arrive formatted. To keep it as a document instead, click Save as PDF.
Yes. An .md file is plain text and cannot run anything by itself. This viewer also shows any HTML inside the file as text, so a hidden <script> cannot run, and it removes links that would run script when clicked.
Not formatted on its own. Dragged into Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, an .md file is shown as plain text with every # and * in it, or downloaded instead, and the usual answer is a browser extension. This page does it without one: open the file here in any browser and it is shown formatted, also on a work computer where you cannot install anything. The file is read by your browser and is not sent to our server.