All GitHub-Flavoured Markdown rendered with care. Nothing to configure.
Easy on the eyes in any dark terminal. Consistent colors for every Markdown element.
# Heading **bold** _italic_ `code` > blockquote
Press / to search. Matches highlight live with gold gutter markers. n / N to cycle.
Press / to enter search Type to filter in real time n / N to jump between hits
Familiar vi-style bindings. j/k, space/b, g/G — zero learning curve if you know less.
j / k scroll line space / b page down/up g / G top / bottom
Scroll naturally with your mouse wheel. Three lines per tick using SGR mouse mode.
Scroll ↑ offset -= 3 Scroll ↓ offset += 3
OSC 8 hyperlinks work in iTerm2, Kitty, WezTerm, foot, and Ghostty.
[link text](https://example.com) → blue underline, clickable
No config files, no env vars, no setup. Pipe or open — it just works.
npx @dunkinfrunkin/mdcat file.md curl … | npx @dunkinfrunkin/mdcat
Prefer a browser? Use the --web flag to render your Markdown as a styled HTML page and open it instantly.
mdcat --web README.mdnpmMITnode ≥18
Terminal pager for Markdown. Full colour, syntax highlighting, incremental search, mouse support — zero config.
vi-style bindings. Familiar if you know less or vim.
No install required. Just paste this into your terminal.
npm i -g @dunkinfrunkin/mdcat