Readow — Markdown Reader

Read Markdown beautifully — free & private. Mermaid, math, folder workspaces, highlights, read-aloud, and web Reader Mode.

Readow turns Markdown into a beautiful reading experience — and every feature is free. No account. No tracking. No server. Your files never leave your machine. ■ RENDER ANYTHING • Local .md files and online URLs open automatically • Tables, task lists, footnotes, emoji, GitHub-style alerts • Mermaid diagrams (with zoom + SVG/PNG export) and KaTeX math • VS Code-quality syntax highlighting with copy button • YAML frontmatter shown as a tidy metadata card ■ READ LIKE A PRO • Auto-generated outline with scroll tracking • Open a whole folder as a workspace — browse and full-text search every note • ⌘K command palette: jump to any heading, file, or action • Highlight text and add notes, Kindle-style — export them as Markdown • Read Aloud with follow highlighting · reading progress + time • Remembers where you left off in every document • 4 document themes, custom CSS, adjustable width, fonts, light/dark ■ BEYOND A VIEWER • Edit mode: split-pane editor that saves straight back to disk • Reader Mode: turn ANY web article into clean Markdown and save it • Export: standalone HTML, PDF, Word (.docx), or copy as rich text • Optional AI assist: ask questions about the open document — using Chrome's built-in on-device AI (free & private) or your own Claude API key ■ PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens in your browser. Settings sync via your own browser profile; highlights and reading positions stay on your device. To read local files, enable "Allow access to file URLs" for Readow in chrome://extensions — the welcome page walks you through it.