Markdown Quick Look for Mac

Preview Markdown in Finder. Just press Space.

Imark adds a Markdown Quick Look extension to macOS. Select a .md file in Finder and press the Space bar to read the rendered document without opening an editor.

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macOS 14+ · 5.8 MB

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How to preview a Markdown file with Quick Look

The extension registers after Imark has been placed in Applications and opened once.

Install Imark

Move Imark to the Applications folder and open it once.

Select a Markdown file

Click any .md or .markdown file in Finder.

Press the Space bar

Quick Look opens a formatted, scrollable preview.

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A real preview, not raw source

Quick Look uses the same renderer as the Imark window. Headings, lists, tables, task lists, highlighted code, Mermaid diagrams, and KaTeX maths appear as a document instead of punctuation-heavy source text.

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Designed for a fast Finder workflow

You do not need to open an app first or import the file into a library. Browse a folder, press Space, read, and move to the next file. The preview stays local and does not upload the document.

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If the preview does not appear

Confirm that Imark is in Applications and has been opened at least once. If another Markdown Quick Look extension is active, turn off the other extension in System Settings, then try the file again.

Questions

What people want to know.

Does macOS preview Markdown by default?

macOS can show the raw text of many files, but a rendered Markdown Quick Look preview requires an extension such as the one included with Imark.

Does Quick Look work without an internet connection?

Yes. Imark bundles its Markdown renderer, code highlighting, Mermaid, and KaTeX, so previews work offline.

Can Quick Look show local images?

Imark renders compatible images referenced by the Markdown document when macOS grants the extension access to them.

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