MultiMDReader — Dashboard

▶ About MultiMDReader

MultiMDReader is a cross-platform Markdown file reader built with Tauri v2, React 19, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS 4. Developed by PiBOH.

Just download the executable for your platform and open any Markdown file — no installation required. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Debian, Arch, and more).

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GitHub-style Rendering

Beautiful Markdown rendering with tables, task lists, strikethrough and autolinks.

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Syntax Highlighting

100+ languages supported with highlight.js and a one-click copy button.

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6 Languages

🇮🇹 Italiano · 🇬🇧 English (UK) · 🇺🇸 English (US) · 🇪🇸 Español · 🇩🇪 Deutsch · 🇫🇷 Français

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Dark / Light Mode

System preference detection with manual toggle. Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D.

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Recent Files

Persistent sidebar with up to 20 recent files. Drag & drop to open.

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No Installation

Download and run. .exe, .dmg, .deb, .AppImage, .pkg.tar.zst.

▶ Features

✓ Read Markdown files with beautiful, GitHub-style rendering

✓ Syntax highlighting for code blocks (100+ languages)

✓ 6 languages supported with automatic detection

⚠️ Translations other than Italian may not be 100% accurate

✓ Dark / Light mode with system preference detection

✓ Recent files sidebar with persistent history (localStorage)

✓ Drag & drop support for opening files

✓ GFM support: Tables, task lists, strikethrough, autolinks

✓ Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux

✓ Copy code button on every code block

✓ Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+O, Ctrl+B, Ctrl+D, Escape

⚠️ Testing notice: Only Windows releases have been tested by the author. macOS and Linux builds are provided as-is.

▶ Download

Current version: 0.1.1_STABLE5 · The links below strictly point to the latest official stable release on GitHub, ensuring you always download a thoroughly tested and reliable package.

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Windows

Installer: MultiMDReader_*_x64-setup.exe

Portable: multimdreader.exe — no install needed

⬇ Download for Windows

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macOS

Intel: MultiMDReader_*_x64.dmg

Apple Silicon: MultiMDReader_*_aarch64.dmg

⬇ Download for macOS

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Linux

Debian: .deb · All distros: .AppImage · Arch: .pkg.tar.zst

⬇ Download for Linux

📋 View all releases →

▶ Supported Languages

MultiMDReader speaks your language. The interface is fully translated in 6 languages:

🇮🇹 Italiano

🇬🇧 English (UK)

🇺🇸 English (US)

🇪🇸 Español

🇩🇪 Deutsch

🇫🇷 Français

The language is automatically detected from your system settings and can be changed at any time from the app.

▶ Changelog

[0.1.1_STABLE5]

Remark AST Explicit Links Enforcement: Custom AST plugin (`remarkExplicitLinksOnly`) permanently intercepts `[text]` reference links before HTML conversion, converting them to plain text while preserving explicit `[text](url)` links
Complete History Controls Localization: Added full translations for Undo/Redo/Reset across all 6 supported languages
Comprehensive README Optimization: Explicitly verified and updated all 6 language READMEs to state the app is a Cross-Platform Markdown Reader & Advanced Editor
Updated all version references to 0.1.1_STABLE5

[0.1.1_RC4]

Render Images Sliding Toggle: Replaced standalone toggle button with sliding switch (`NO-IMG [Toggle] IMG`)
Smart Diagnostic Dashboard Notice: `#changelog-status-badge` dynamically reports live GitHub fetch vs cache vs hardcoded fallback
Download Reliability Statement: Explicitly clarified all links point strictly to verified stable release `0.0.7_STABLE`
Advanced Editing History: Added Undo (`Ctrl+Z`), Redo (`Ctrl+Y`), and Reset All action buttons with dedicated React history stacks
Updated keyboard shortcuts in app sidebar and all READMEs
Updated all version references to 0.1.1_RC4

[0.1.1_RC3]

Image Rendering Toggle: Added header button (`IconImage`) to toggle image rendering on/off (active by default). Replaces images with clean plain text badges when off
Sidebar Closed by Default: Recent files sidebar starts closed (`sidebarOpen = false`) for immediate distraction-free reading
Bilingual Documentation Shortcuts: Added direct links in About dialog to open READMEs in all 6 supported languages
Updated all version references to 0.1.1_RC3

[0.1.1_RC2]

Advanced Editor Suite: Added formatting toolbar (`EditorToolbar`), live document statistics (`DocumentStats`), full search bar with Ctrl+F (`SearchBar`), and standalone HTML/PDF export (`ExportMenu`)
Bidirectional Synchronized Scrolling between editor and live preview
Symmetric i18n expansion for all 6 supported languages
Updated all version references to 0.1.1_RC2

[0.1.1_RC1]

Always-Visible Read/Edit Toggle: Switching to Edit mode from welcome screen initializes a clean `Untitled.md` workspace
Reference Link vs Explicit Link Precision: `[TEXT]` renders as plain text, `[TEXT](URL)` renders as clickable link
Raw HTML Rendering: Added `rehype-raw` to correctly decode `
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Updated all version references to 0.1.1_STABLE5

[0.1.0_BETA]

Major Feature: Markdown Editor Mode with side-by-side live preview
Added sliding toggle switch in header (`READ (toggle) EDIT`)
Added native desktop saving to disk via Tauri Rust backend (`save_file_content`)
Added browser fallback saving via clean blob download
Full `Ctrl+S` / `Cmd+S` keyboard shortcut support
Updated all version references to 0.1.0_BETA

[0.0.8_BETA5]

Created bilingual English (`bug_report-en.yml`) and Italian (`bug_report-it.yml`) GitHub issue templates
Implemented dynamic live changelog fetcher in the dashboard
Added smart cache detection toast banner to notify users of cached views
Replaced static 'M' with dynamic logo image pulling directly from GitHub
Updated all version references to 0.0.8_BETA5

[0.0.8_BETA4]

Windows 7 compatibility support: set webviewInstallMode to embedBootstrapper in tauri.conf.json
Tauri v2 native Windows 7 support via embedded bootstrapper (legacy feature flag removed)
Clarified Windows XP legacy engine limitations (Chromium/WebView2 minimum requirement is Windows 7)
Updated all version references to 0.0.8_BETA4

[0.0.7_STABLE]

Fixed file association opening: double-clicking an associated file in the OS now correctly opens and loads the file contents in the app
Fixed native OS Drag & Drop functionality in the desktop app
Configured native bundle file associations in tauri.conf.json
Added %f parameter to Linux desktop entry in PKGBUILD
Updated all version references to 0.0.7_STABLE
Created arenaai.md developer guide

[0.0.6_STABLE]

Added 32-bit (x86) release workflows for Windows and Linux
macOS 32-bit not available (Apple dropped 32-bit support in 2019)
Updated all version references to 0.0.6_STABLE

[0.0.5_STABLE]

Added project dashboard page deployed to GitHub Pages
Renamed deploy-pages.yml → deploy-pages-demo.yml
Created deploy-pages-dashboard.yml for the dashboard
Updated all version references to 0.0.5_STABLE

[0.0.4_BETA]

Fixed multimdreader_lib → multimdreader crate name in main.rs
Replaced tauri-action@v0 with direct npx tauri build
Removed unused Tauri plugins and simplified Rust backend
Removed vite-plugin-singlefile (incompatible with Tauri)
Split release workflow into per-OS workflows

[0.0.3_ALPHA]

Code block copy button, remove individual recent files
Fixed identical en-GB/en-US locales, FileReader error handling
Multilingual READMEs (6 languages)
i18n locale-aware date formatting

[0.0.2]

Initial public release with Tauri v2

📋 View full changelog on GitHub →

▶ Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`O`	Open file
`Ctrl`+`B`	Toggle sidebar
`Ctrl`+`D`	Toggle dark / light mode
`Esc`	Close dialog

▶ Repository Structure

Auto-generated from the project layout.

Source

multimdreader/
├── .github/workflows/
│   ├── deploy-pages-demo.yml
│   ├── deploy-pages-dashboard.yml
│   ├── release-windows.yml
│   ├── release-macos.yml
│   └── release-linux.yml
├── dashboard/
│   ├── index.html
│   └── style.css
├── public/
│   └── icon.png
├── src/
│   ├── App.tsx
│   ├── main.tsx
│   ├── index.css
│   └── i18n/
│       ├── index.ts
│       └── locales/
│           ├── it.json
│           ├── en-GB.json
│           ├── en-US.json
│           ├── es.json
│           ├── de.json
│           └── fr.json
├── src-tauri/
│   ├── Cargo.toml
│   ├── build.rs
│   ├── tauri.conf.json
│   ├── capabilities/default.json
│   └── src/
│       ├── main.rs
│       └── lib.rs
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── LICENSE
├── PKGBUILD
├── README.md (+ 5 translations)
├── index.html
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── vite.config.ts

Tech Stack

Frontend:
  · React 19
  · TypeScript
  · Tailwind CSS 4

Markdown:
  · react-markdown
  · remark-gfm
  · rehype-highlight
  · highlight.js

i18n:
  · i18next
  · react-i18next
  · i18next-browser-languagedetector

Desktop:
  · Tauri v2 (Rust)

Build:
  · Vite
  · GitHub Actions