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MDView

A fast, lightweight Markdown viewer for Windows. Available as a Total Commander Lister plugin and standalone executable with rich terminal output.

Total Commander Plugin

Features

  • WebView2 rendering - Modern HTML rendering with full Markdown support (GUI mode)
  • Auto dark mode - Follows Windows appearance settings (GUI mode)
  • Rich terminal output - ANSI colors, clickable hyperlinks, unicode tables (terminal mode)
  • Clickable links - Click .md links to navigate, external links open in browser
  • ESC to close - Quick keyboard navigation
  • Code blocks - Monospaced and shaded, with formatting preserved
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown - Tables, task lists, strikethrough, and more

Installation

Total Commander Plugin

  1. Download the latest release ZIP
  2. Open the ZIP file in Total Commander
  3. Total Commander will automatically detect pluginst.inf and offer to install
  4. Select your preferred installation directory
  5. Configure file associations (.md, .markdown) in TC settings

Standalone Executable

  1. Download mdview.exe from the latest release
  2. Place it anywhere in your PATH or desired location
  3. Associate .md…