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Terminal-based markdown reader with a powerful TUI and CLI interface. Discover, read, and render markdown files directly from the command line with style.

Glow transforms how you read markdown in the terminal. It's a purpose-built markdown reader that brings visual polish and functionality to CLI documentation browsing.

With Glow, you can discover and read markdown files from your current directory, Git repositories, or remote sources without leaving the terminal. The tool features a high-performance interactive pager with familiar keyboard shortcuts from less, making navigation intuitive for command-line users.

Key capabilities include:

  • TUI mode for browsing local markdown files with a beautiful interface
  • CLI mode for rendering markdown from files, stdin, GitHub, GitLab, or HTTP sources
  • Customizable styling with built-in dark/light themes or custom JSON stylesheets
  • Word wrapping control to fit your terminal width
  • Pager integration with your preferred terminal pager
  • Configuration file support to save your preferred settings
  • Wide platform support including macOS, Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, and more

Whether you're reading documentation, exploring project READMEs, or browsing markdown content, Glow delivers a polished, feature-rich experience that makes terminal-based markdown reading enjoyable and efficient.

Install

Brew
$ brew install glow

Features

Config fileTrue color

Terminal features

OSC 8 hyperlinks

Media

Pros

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  • Renders markdown files in the terminal with styling.
  • Supports both TUI and CLI interfaces.
  • Can fetch markdown from local files, Git repositories, and HTTP URLs.
  • Offers configurable styles and word wrapping.

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