Leaf is a terminal Markdown previewer that aims to provide a polished, GUI-like reading and navigation experience from the command line.
It can open Markdown files directly, render streamed content from stdin, watch files for live updates, and provide a navigable terminal interface with table of contents, search, themes, syntax highlighting, link handling, and editor integration.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides live Markdown preview with watch mode and automatic reload when files change.
- Includes fuzzy Markdown picking, a classic directory browser, table of contents navigation, heading jumps, and search.
- Renders rich Markdown including tables, lists, blockquotes, rules, emphasis, task lists, alert callouts, LaTeX, and Mermaid diagrams.
- Supports syntax highlighting for code blocks and extra file types, with configurable extensions for the picker.
- Offers custom themes, shell completions, inline rendering for pipelines, stdin support, clickable links, and editor integration.
Website: github.com/rivolink/leaf
Support:
Developer: RivoLink
License: MIT License
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