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mdless for Mac

Provides a formatted and highlighted view of Markdown files in Terminal

Quick answer: mdless is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install mdless. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 92 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What mdless is

mdless is a terminal emulator for macOS: provides a formatted and highlighted view of Markdown files in Terminal.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/ttscoff/mdless.

How to install mdless

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install mdless.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install mdless on Mac?

Run brew install mdless in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is mdless open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does mdless run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is mdless?

It was installed 92 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3585 in this catalogue.

What version of mdless is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.1.68.