mdcat
cat for markdown
INSTALLATION
$ brew install mdcat$ paru -S mdcat-bin$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.mdcat$ sudo port install mdcat$ pkg install mdcat$ sudo xbps-install mdcat$ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-mdcat
DESCRIPTION
A sophisticated Markdown viewer for text terminals that nicely renders CommonMark, definition lists, tables, and inline markup.
Features syntax highlighting for code blocks, inline image rendering via Sixel, kitty, or iTerm2 protocols, and math/Mermaid diagram support.
Includes multiple built-in color themes, auto dark/light detection, smart punctuation, and a live-preview --watch mode.
DETAILS
- Repository
- BIRSAx2/mdcat (2026-11-09)
- Website
crates.io/crates/mdcat
- Author
- BIRSAx2
- License
- MPL-2.0
- Category
- Notes & Documents
- Language
- Rust
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Version
- mdcat-2.19.0 (2026-10-19)
- Repo Age
- 4 months old
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