Markdown Reader — PilcrowMD
- Diff and Markdown code blocks are now in colour.
- New setting: wrap long lines in code blocks.
- The light theme is light everywhere, including code and the headings drawer.
- Headings follow a clearer size scale.
- A file opened from another app is no longer replaced by your last file, or reopened when you turn the phone.
Built for the Markdown people actually deal with every day: answers from AI assistants, README files, technical docs, notes, and specs. If you save output from AI chat tools as Markdown, PilcrowMD renders it perfectly - headings, lists, tables, code, and math - instead of showing you raw symbols.
WHY PILCROWMD
- Beautiful reading first - premium serif type, a low-contrast dark theme, and layout tuned for real reading, not a cramped IDE.
- Read AND edit - switch between a clean rendered preview and a real source editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, and undo/redo.
- Never loses your work - saving writes back exactly what you wrote, with no silent reformatting and no half-written files. Your file is safe.
- Free, no ads, no account, no tracking - nothing to sign up for, nothing watching you. Fully open source (GPL-3.0).
- Fast and offline - native Android, no browser engine, opens large files smoothly and works with no connection. Only Mermaid diagram rendering uses the internet.
EVERYTHING MARKDOWN
- Full CommonMark + GitHub Flavored Markdown
- Tables, task lists, strikethrough, and links
- Syntax-highlighted code blocks
- LaTeX math ($$…$$)
- YAML front matter
- Wide tables and code scroll sideways without breaking the page
READER TOOLS
- In-document search with highlighted matches and next/previous
- Auto-generated table of contents from your headings
- Remembers your scroll position per file
- Open .md straight from your file manager, share sheet, or email attachment
- Adjustable text size and selectable reading fonts
PERFECT FOR
- Reading and saving answers from AI assistants and large language models
- README files and project documentation on the go
- Technical specs, notes, and meeting docs
- Anyone who works with .md / .markdown files
PilcrowMD opens .md, .markdown, and .txt files. No sign-up, no ads, no nonsense - just the cleanest way to read and edit Markdown on Android.
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- Author: pleree
- License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
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- Save a copy no longer attaches the new file to a document that opened while it was writing, which could destroy the copy on the next save.
- Starting to open a file no longer unlocks the save, close and export controls while a save is still running.
- The system Back button no longer closes a file mid-save, which could bring the closed file back on the next launch.
- Create MD File: start a blank document straight from the welcome screen.
- A new setting opens documents in the editor instead of the reader.
- Pinch-to-zoom no longer leaves headings and paragraphs at different sizes.
- Right-to-left text in the editor now starts at the right edge.
- A document you start while your last file is still opening is no longer replaced.