glow
Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz! 💅🏻
INSTALLATION
$ brew install glow$ pacman -S glow$ winget install charmbracelet.glow$ sudo snap install glow$ go install github.com/charmbracelet/glow/v2@latest
DESCRIPTION
Glow is a terminal based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring out the beauty—and power—of the CLI.
Use it to discover markdown files, read documentation directly on the command line. Glow will find local markdown files in subdirectories or a local Git repository.
DETAILS
- Repository
- charmbracelet/glow (2026-11-04)
- Author
- charmbracelet
- License
- MIT
- Category
- Notes & Documents
- Language
- Go
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Version
- v3.0.0 (2026-08-11)
- Repo Age
- 7 years old
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SEE ALSO
- Featured in Markdown tools for the terminal
- Featured in CLI and TUI tools for Windows
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