sbarex/QLMarkdown
macOS Quick Look extension for Markdown files. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 78
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 67.5
- age_days: 2076
- days_rel: 64
- days_push: 33
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
3441 stars · 100 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
QLMarkdown is a macOS application providing a Quick Look extension for previewing Markdown files, plus a CLI and Shortcut extension for converting Markdown to HTML. It supports themes, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, math expressions, and various Markdown flavors like Rmd, MDX, and Quarto.
Use cases
- preview markdown files in macOS Finder with Quick Look
- convert markdown files to html from the command line
- render mermaid diagrams in markdown previews
- customize markdown preview themes and extensions
- convert markdown to html using macOS Shortcuts
When to choose
- you want to preview .md files directly in Finder without opening an editor
- you need a lightweight markdown-to-HTML converter on macOS
- you want configurable Quick Look previews with themes and extensions
When to avoid
- you need a full markdown editor or standalone viewer app
- you are not on macOS
- you need to evaluate R code in rmarkdown files
Facets
application · maturity active
markdown pdf-viewer cli gui developer-tools documentation operating-systems text-editors cli quicklook-extension markdown-preview markdown-to-html shortcuts mermaid syntax-highlighting macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/sbarex/QLMarkdown · fetched 2026-08-28 · 45ab57d18050
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sbarex/QLMarkdown | main | 90 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="sbarex/QLMarkdown")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem