Markdown Reader - PilcrowMD
- Edits of a deleted or moved file are listed under "Recover unsaved files", to save a copy or discard.
- A file changed by another app is no longer written over by an interrupted save.
- A failed save no longer deletes an older kept copy.
It is made for the Markdown you meet every day: answers from AI assistants, README files, technical docs, notes and specs. Save an AI chat answer as Markdown and PilcrowMD shows the headings, lists, tables, code and math cleanly, not as raw symbols.
WHY PILCROWMD
- Beautiful reading first. Premium serif type, a calm dark theme, a warm cream light theme, and a layout made for reading, not a cramped code editor.
- Free, no ads, no account, no tracking. No analytics, no crash reports. Fully open source (GPL-3.0).
- Never loses your work. Saving writes back exactly what you wrote. No silent reformatting, no half-written files.
- Read and edit. Switch between the clean reading view and a real source editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, and undo/redo.
- Export to PDF. Save any document as a clean, print-ready PDF. Code blocks print on a light panel, in colour.
- Fast and offline. Native Android, works with no connection. Mermaid diagrams are drawn on your phone, offline, and the app has no internet permission.
EVERYTHING MARKDOWN
- CommonMark + GitHub Flavored Markdown
- Tables, task lists, strikethrough, and links
- Syntax-highlighted code blocks
- LaTeX math ($$…$$)
- Pictures stored next to your note show inside the document. Web pictures are never downloaded
- YAML front matter
- Callout boxes (note, tip, warning) and collapsible sections
- Wide tables and code scroll sideways without breaking the page
READER TOOLS
- Search inside the document, with highlighted matches and next/previous
- Table of contents built from your headings. Tap to jump to any heading
- Links inside a document take you to the right heading, including Chinese and other non-Latin headings
- Buttons to jump to the top or bottom appear while you scroll
- Remembers where you stopped reading, per file
- Open .md files straight from your file manager or an email attachment
- Adjustable text size and a choice of reading fonts
MADE FOR
- Reading and saving answers from AI assistants and large language models
- README files and project docs on the go
- Technical specs, notes and meeting docs
- Anyone who works with .md or .markdown files
PilcrowMD opens .md, .markdown and .txt files. No sign-up, no ads. 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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Versions
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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arm64-v8aarmeabi-v7ax86x86_64This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
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arm64-v8aarmeabi-v7ax86x86_64This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
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arm64-v8aarmeabi-v7ax86x86_64This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
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- A small percent shows how far you are in a long document.
- Settings > Feedback: email us or report an issue on GitHub.
- A bigger Read and Edit button in the top bar.
- Paragraphs full of formulas open without a freeze.
- One Read/Edit button instead of the two-part switch.
- Links and Contents scroll to their target, so you see where you went.
- Edit to Read keeps the line you just typed above the keyboard.