Glow – render Markdown on the command-line

Glow is a terminal based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring out the beauty—and power—of the CLI.

Use it to discover markdown files, read documentation directly on the command line. Glow will find local markdown files in subdirectories or a local Git repository.

Glow also renders Markdown from standard input, HTTP URLs, and GitHub or GitLab repositories. It offers automatic light and dark styling, configurable word wrapping, and support for custom stylesheets.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Interactive terminal interface for browsing Markdown files in local directories and Git repositories.
• Render Markdown from local files, standard input, HTTP URLs, GitHub, and GitLab.
• High-performance document pager with familiar keyboard shortcuts.
• Configurable word wrapping and optional line numbers.
• Automatic light and dark themes with support for custom JSON stylesheets.
• Configurable paging, mouse wheel support, and persistent settings.
• Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS, and Windows.

Website: github.com/charmbracelet/glow
Support:
Developer: Charmbracelet, Inc
License: MIT License

Glow is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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