Mobile app · Office & notes
MarkReader - Markdown Reader
Offline Markdown reader & editor for .md notes and code, with math and diagrams.
- Completely free
- Android
- Open source
Overview
MarkReader - Markdown Reader is a note-taking mobile app, available on Android.
Features described in its F-Droid listing: Markdown support, PDF export, syntax highlighting, offline use, themes and dark mode.
File formats mentioned: PDF and HTML.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
Excerpts that establish this information
- “Offline Markdown reader & editor for .md notes and code, with math and diagrams” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
- “Open any .md file or source code file and read it the way it was meant to look, then write and edit Markdown notes with the built-in editor.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
- “Export to PDF or HTML” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
- “Syntax highlighting for dozens of languages, including Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, Rust, Java, C++, JSON and YAML” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
- “Works fully offline, with no internet permission” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
- “Material You with dynamic color and dark mode.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
At a glance
All of MarkReader - Markdown Reader is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.
Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.
Strengths
- Open source code
- No advertising
- Commercial use allowed
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