Comparison

Quick Markdown Viewer vs Just a Markdown Viewer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Quick Markdown Viewer

This app provides a fast, local-first reader for Markdown folders, documentation packets, and media-rich notes across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It allows opening local files or public GitHub repositories without requiring an account, subscription, or tracking.

Highlights
  • Open local folders and browse Markdown, CSV, TSV files
  • Open JSON, JSONC, NDJSON, JSONL files
  • Read JSON-family code blocks within Markdown
  • Search current or all open documents
  • Native rendering for Markdown elements and Mermaid diagrams
  • Open public GitHub repository URLs
  • macOS Quick Look extension and command-line launcher
Features
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Quick Markdown Viewer is a local-first reader for Markdown folders, documentation packets, CSV/TSV tables, and media-rich notes on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Open a folder of files you already have, or open a public GitHub repository URL when you need to inspect remote docs. The app keeps reading fast and direct: no account, no subscription, no in-app purchase, and no tracking layer. Features: - Open local folders and browse Markdown, CSV, and TSV files in a file sidebar - Open JSON, JSONC, NDJSON, and JSONL files with collapsible structured rows - Read JSON-family fenced code blocks inside Markdown without switching apps - Expand and collapse folders, filter large file trees, and use keyboard navigation on macOS - Search the current document with Command-F or all open documents with Command-Shift-F - Click search results in the sidebar to jump to matches highlighted in the document - Read Markdown with native rendering for headings, lists, tables, code blocks, links, images, GIFs, and local video - Render Mermaid diagrams natively, then zoom and pan diagram previews - Detach Mermaid diagram previews into resizable macOS windows - Open a document outline, jump to headings, and track the current section while reading - Open CSV and TSV files as native tables with controls for wrapping and sizing - Preview linked media without converting your Markdown files - Print the current document or assemble a cancellable background Print All packet - Preview Markdown from Finder with the macOS Quick Look extension - Install the optional `qmv` command-line launcher on macOS and open supported files directly from Terminal - Open public GitHub repository and repository tree URLs, including branch and tag paths - Hide dependency and vendor folders with editable ignore patterns per window - Navigate between files with back and forward history - Adjust viewer font size for comfortable reading Quick Markdown Viewer is designed to stay lightweight and direct: - no account required - no subscription - no in-app purchase - no tracking - no web view renderer

About

Just a Markdown Viewer

This app provides a clean and focused reading experience for markdown files. It renders various markdown elements beautifully without any editing features or data collection. Easily open and read .md files from your device in a distraction-free environment.

Highlights
  • Renders markdown elements (headings, lists, tables, code blocks)
  • Toggle between formatted view and raw source
  • Native text selection for copying
  • Light, dark, or system theme options
  • Supports multiple markdown file extensions
  • Opens files from the Files app (iOS/iPadOS)
  • Tabbed interface on Mac
Features
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Just a Markdown Viewer does exactly one thing: it shows you markdown files, beautifully. No editor, no preview pane bolted onto a text editor, no sync service or account required. Open a .md file and read it in a clean, centered, monochrome reading column, the way a document should look. WHAT IT DOES • Renders headings, lists, tables, code blocks, quotes, links, and task lists • One toggle between formatted view and raw source (⇧⌘R) • Native text selection everywhere, so you can select and copy freely • Light mode, dark mode, or follow the system • Opens .md, .markdown, .mdown, and .mkd files, plus plain text • On Mac: files open as tabs, Chrome-style, and you can drag a tab out or merge tab groups • On iPhone and iPad: opens straight from the Files app WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • Edit files. That's the point • Collect data • Touch the network If you just want to READ markdown, this is the app.

Screenshots

Quick Markdown Viewer4 screens
Just a Markdown Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Quick Markdown Viewer and Just a Markdown Viewer are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Quick Markdown Viewer against 5.0 for Just a Markdown Viewer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Quick Markdown Viewer versus Just a Markdown Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Markdown ViewerJust a Markdown Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSous Chef Studio, Inc.Christopher Tien

In-app purchases

None

Quick Markdown Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Just a Markdown Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Markdown Viewer free?
Quick Markdown Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just a Markdown Viewer free?
Just a Markdown Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quick Markdown Viewer or Just a Markdown Viewer?
Quick Markdown Viewer and Just a Markdown Viewer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Quick Markdown Viewer or Just a Markdown Viewer have ads?
Neither Quick Markdown Viewer nor Just a Markdown Viewer shows ads.

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