MultiMDReader

🔤 A cross-platform Markdown file reader.
No installation required — just download and run.

v0.1.1_STABLE5

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▶ About MultiMDReader

MultiMDReader is a cross-platform Markdown file reader built with Tauri v2, React 19, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS 4. Developed by PiBOH.

Just download the executable for your platform and open any Markdown file — no installation required. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Debian, Arch, and more).

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GitHub-style Rendering

Beautiful Markdown rendering with tables, task lists, strikethrough and autolinks.

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Syntax Highlighting

100+ languages supported with highlight.js and a one-click copy button.

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6 Languages

🇮🇹 Italiano · 🇬🇧 English (UK) · 🇺🇸 English (US) · 🇪🇸 Español · 🇩🇪 Deutsch · 🇫🇷 Français

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Dark / Light Mode

System preference detection with manual toggle. Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D.

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Recent Files

Persistent sidebar with up to 20 recent files. Drag & drop to open.

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No Installation

Download and run. .exe, .dmg, .deb, .AppImage, .pkg.tar.zst.

▶ Features

✓ Read Markdown files with beautiful, GitHub-style rendering
✓ Syntax highlighting for code blocks (100+ languages)
✓ 6 languages supported with automatic detection
⚠️ Translations other than Italian may not be 100% accurate
✓ Dark / Light mode with system preference detection
✓ Recent files sidebar with persistent history (localStorage)
✓ Drag & drop support for opening files
✓ GFM support: Tables, task lists, strikethrough, autolinks
✓ Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux
✓ Copy code button on every code block
✓ Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+O, Ctrl+B, Ctrl+D, Escape

⚠️ Testing notice: Only Windows releases have been tested by the author. macOS and Linux builds are provided as-is.

▶ Download

Current version: 0.1.1_STABLE5 · The links below strictly point to the latest official stable release on GitHub, ensuring you always download a thoroughly tested and reliable package.

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Windows

Installer: MultiMDReader_*_x64-setup.exe

Portable: multimdreader.exe — no install needed

⬇ Download for Windows

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macOS

Intel: MultiMDReader_*_x64.dmg

Apple Silicon: MultiMDReader_*_aarch64.dmg

⬇ Download for macOS

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Linux

Debian: .deb · All distros: .AppImage · Arch: .pkg.tar.zst

⬇ Download for Linux

📋 View all releases →

▶ Supported Languages

MultiMDReader speaks your language. The interface is fully translated in 6 languages:

🇮🇹 Italiano
🇬🇧 English (UK)
🇺🇸 English (US)
🇪🇸 Español
🇩🇪 Deutsch
🇫🇷 Français

The language is automatically detected from your system settings and can be changed at any time from the app.

▶ Changelog

[0.1.1_STABLE5]

  • Remark AST Explicit Links Enforcement: Custom AST plugin (`remarkExplicitLinksOnly`) permanently intercepts `[text]` reference links before HTML conversion, converting them to plain text while preserving explicit `[text](url)` links
  • Complete History Controls Localization: Added full translations for Undo/Redo/Reset across all 6 supported languages
  • Comprehensive README Optimization: Explicitly verified and updated all 6 language READMEs to state the app is a Cross-Platform Markdown Reader & Advanced Editor
  • Updated all version references to 0.1.1_STABLE5

[0.1.1_RC4]

  • Render Images Sliding Toggle: Replaced standalone toggle button with sliding switch (`NO-IMG [Toggle] IMG`)
  • Smart Diagnostic Dashboard Notice: `#changelog-status-badge` dynamically reports live GitHub fetch vs cache vs hardcoded fallback
  • Download Reliability Statement: Explicitly clarified all links point strictly to verified stable release `0.0.7_STABLE`
  • Advanced Editing History: Added Undo (`Ctrl+Z`), Redo (`Ctrl+Y`), and Reset All action buttons with dedicated React history stacks
  • Updated keyboard shortcuts in app sidebar and all READMEs
  • Updated all version references to 0.1.1_RC4

[0.1.1_RC3]

  • Image Rendering Toggle: Added header button (`IconImage`) to toggle image rendering on/off (active by default). Replaces images with clean plain text badges when off
  • Sidebar Closed by Default: Recent files sidebar starts closed (`sidebarOpen = false`) for immediate distraction-free reading
  • Bilingual Documentation Shortcuts: Added direct links in About dialog to open READMEs in all 6 supported languages
  • Updated all version references to 0.1.1_RC3

[0.1.1_RC2]

  • Advanced Editor Suite: Added formatting toolbar (`EditorToolbar`), live document statistics (`DocumentStats`), full search bar with Ctrl+F (`SearchBar`), and standalone HTML/PDF export (`ExportMenu`)
  • Bidirectional Synchronized Scrolling between editor and live preview
  • Symmetric i18n expansion for all 6 supported languages
  • Updated all version references to 0.1.1_RC2

[0.1.1_RC1]

  • Always-Visible Read/Edit Toggle: Switching to Edit mode from welcome screen initializes a clean `Untitled.md` workspace
  • Reference Link vs Explicit Link Precision: `[TEXT]` renders as plain text, `[TEXT](URL)` renders as clickable link
  • Raw HTML Rendering: Added `rehype-raw` to correctly decode `
    ` and badge images in READMEs
  • Updated all version references to 0.1.1_STABLE5

[0.1.0_BETA]

  • Major Feature: Markdown Editor Mode with side-by-side live preview
  • Added sliding toggle switch in header (`READ (toggle) EDIT`)
  • Added native desktop saving to disk via Tauri Rust backend (`save_file_content`)
  • Added browser fallback saving via clean blob download
  • Full `Ctrl+S` / `Cmd+S` keyboard shortcut support
  • Updated all version references to 0.1.0_BETA

[0.0.8_BETA5]

  • Created bilingual English (`bug_report-en.yml`) and Italian (`bug_report-it.yml`) GitHub issue templates
  • Implemented dynamic live changelog fetcher in the dashboard
  • Added smart cache detection toast banner to notify users of cached views
  • Replaced static 'M' with dynamic logo image pulling directly from GitHub
  • Updated all version references to 0.0.8_BETA5

[0.0.8_BETA4]

  • Windows 7 compatibility support: set webviewInstallMode to embedBootstrapper in tauri.conf.json
  • Tauri v2 native Windows 7 support via embedded bootstrapper (legacy feature flag removed)
  • Clarified Windows XP legacy engine limitations (Chromium/WebView2 minimum requirement is Windows 7)
  • Updated all version references to 0.0.8_BETA4

[0.0.7_STABLE]

  • Fixed file association opening: double-clicking an associated file in the OS now correctly opens and loads the file contents in the app
  • Fixed native OS Drag & Drop functionality in the desktop app
  • Configured native bundle file associations in tauri.conf.json
  • Added %f parameter to Linux desktop entry in PKGBUILD
  • Updated all version references to 0.0.7_STABLE
  • Created arenaai.md developer guide

[0.0.6_STABLE]

  • Added 32-bit (x86) release workflows for Windows and Linux
  • macOS 32-bit not available (Apple dropped 32-bit support in 2019)
  • Updated all version references to 0.0.6_STABLE

[0.0.5_STABLE]

  • Added project dashboard page deployed to GitHub Pages
  • Renamed deploy-pages.yml → deploy-pages-demo.yml
  • Created deploy-pages-dashboard.yml for the dashboard
  • Updated all version references to 0.0.5_STABLE

[0.0.4_BETA]

  • Fixed multimdreader_lib → multimdreader crate name in main.rs
  • Replaced tauri-action@v0 with direct npx tauri build
  • Removed unused Tauri plugins and simplified Rust backend
  • Removed vite-plugin-singlefile (incompatible with Tauri)
  • Split release workflow into per-OS workflows

[0.0.3_ALPHA]

  • Code block copy button, remove individual recent files
  • Fixed identical en-GB/en-US locales, FileReader error handling
  • Multilingual READMEs (6 languages)
  • i18n locale-aware date formatting

[0.0.2]

  • Initial public release with Tauri v2

📋 View full changelog on GitHub →

▶ Keyboard Shortcuts

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+OOpen file
Ctrl+BToggle sidebar
Ctrl+DToggle dark / light mode
EscClose dialog

▶ Repository Structure

Auto-generated from the project layout.

Source

multimdreader/
├── .github/workflows/
│   ├── deploy-pages-demo.yml
│   ├── deploy-pages-dashboard.yml
│   ├── release-windows.yml
│   ├── release-macos.yml
│   └── release-linux.yml
├── dashboard/
│   ├── index.html
│   └── style.css
├── public/
│   └── icon.png
├── src/
│   ├── App.tsx
│   ├── main.tsx
│   ├── index.css
│   └── i18n/
│       ├── index.ts
│       └── locales/
│           ├── it.json
│           ├── en-GB.json
│           ├── en-US.json
│           ├── es.json
│           ├── de.json
│           └── fr.json
├── src-tauri/
│   ├── Cargo.toml
│   ├── build.rs
│   ├── tauri.conf.json
│   ├── capabilities/default.json
│   └── src/
│       ├── main.rs
│       └── lib.rs
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── LICENSE
├── PKGBUILD
├── README.md (+ 5 translations)
├── index.html
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── vite.config.ts

Tech Stack

Frontend:
  · React 19
  · TypeScript
  · Tailwind CSS 4

Markdown:
  · react-markdown
  · remark-gfm
  · rehype-highlight
  · highlight.js

i18n:
  · i18next
  · react-i18next
  · i18next-browser-languagedetector

Desktop:
  · Tauri v2 (Rust)

Build:
  · Vite
  · GitHub Actions
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