Show HN: Markdific – A lightweight Markdown viewer for non-technical users

Markdific, a lightweight Markdown viewer for non-technical users, launches on macOS and Windows. The app renders .md files with proper formatting, including headings, tables, code syntax highlighting, LaTeX math, and Mermaid diagrams, and offers a free tier with premium features via a one-time $9.99 purchase. It aims to solve the problem of raw Markdown syntax displayed in default text editors like TextEdit or Notepad.

ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini hand you markdown files all day. Today you open them in TextEdit or Notepad, where they look like raw syntax. Markdific opens those files the way they were meant to look. Double-click and read, with proper headings, tables, and formatting. Make changes without breaking anything. Your markdown stays clean and portable. Simple, with no learning curve. Built for everyone to use every day. Inline images load and display in place. All six heading levels, cleanly styled. Bullets, numbers, and nested task lists. Wide tables with alignment, rendered clean. Syntax highlighting for dozens of languages. LaTeX math expressions, inline and block. Mermaid diagrams rendered automatically. Bold, italic, strikethrough, highlight, links. Free to use, forever. Premium features with a 14-day trial. Available for macOS 12+ and Windows 10/11. The features that make reading and editing markdown effortless. Switch between reading and editing in one click. What you see is what you get. Turn any markdown file into a polished document ready to share. Jump to any heading instantly. Navigate long documents with ease. Your changes save themselves as you work — switch autosave on or off whenever it suits you. Light, dark, serif, cream, and more. Read the way that suits you. Read the raw markdown source on its own, or see source and rendered preview side by side. Free to use, forever. Premium features with a 14-day trial. Available for macOS 12+ and Windows 10/11. Available for Mac and Windows. Free to use forever, with premium features as a simple one-time purchase. Start with a 14-day trial, no card required, no subscription. Download Markdific, then double-click any .md file or drag it into the window. Markdific opens markdown files instantly and displays headings, tables, code, and images the way they were meant to look. A .md file is a markdown file: a plain text document that uses simple symbols for formatting. AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini export their answers as markdown, which is why you see more .md files than ever. Yes. You can open and read any markdown file for free. Every premium feature is free for 14 days, then editing, saving, and export to PDF, Word, and HTML move behind a one-time $9.99 purchase. No subscription. Markdific works on macOS 12 or later and Windows 10/11 today. iOS and Android versions are coming soon. Both. Markdific is a full markdown reader and editor. View a file, make quick edits, and save without breaking your formatting.