# yoshuawuyts/vmd

:pray: preview markdown files

Repository: https://github.com/yoshuawuyts/vmd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vmd
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2019-12-18T01:05:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4225, "days_push": 2451, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1183, forks 107 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:54.477186+00:00)

## What it is
vmd is a standalone desktop application for previewing markdown files in a separate window, rendered GitHub-style. It supports file watching for live updates, stdin piping, drag-and-drop, emoji, checklists, and front matter rendering.

## Use cases
- preview markdown files in a separate window
- live preview markdown while writing in my editor
- view README.md rendered like GitHub
- pipe command output into a markdown viewer
- preview Jekyll or Hugo front matter content
- open markdown files with drag and drop

## When to choose
- you want a dedicated GitHub-style markdown previewer outside your editor
- you need live-reloading preview while writing markdown documents
- you want to preview markdown from stdin or piped output
- you need a standalone viewer with emoji, checklists, and front matter support

## When to avoid
- you want markdown preview inside VS Code or another editor (use an editor plugin instead)
- you need a static site generator or markdown-to-HTML converter
- you require actively maintained software with recent releases
- you need collaborative or web-hosted markdown editing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: markdown, documentation, gui, developer-tools
- domain: documentation, developer-tools, text-editors, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: markdown-preview, electron-app, github-style, live-reload, file-watching, desktop, nodejs

## Member repositories
- yoshuawuyts/vmd (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.477186+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:24:44.869055+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yoshuawuyts/vmd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.477186+00:00, sha 0a9e6558b74d)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/vmd (fetched 2026-08-29T12:31:32.642996+00:00, sha 930d94d1bcee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.