Hi HN,

I built leaf, a Markdown previewer that runs entirely in the terminal.

It supports keyboard/mouse navigation, syntax highlighting, tables, checkboxes, clickable links, search, table of contents, local Markdown links, inline images, Mermaid diagrams, and LaTeX-to-Unicode rendering.

It works on Linux, macOS, Windows, and Termux.

GitHub: https://github.com/RivoLink/leaf

I’d appreciate feedback on the UX, missing features, and performance on large Markdown files.

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yboris 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Please consider adding a screenshot directly into the README (rather than a separate link).

Also maybe a single paragraph at the top describing the project rather than jumping into `install`.

	▲	RivoLink 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks for your feedback. I added the screenshot and a short description inside it.

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benj111 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why a previewer rather than an editor that updates as you write?

Do you have a specific use case?

It seems to me that markdown is for writing with the ultimate output supposedly being html. Having a viewer of the markdown doesn't seem to add anything.

Whereas making it an editor makes it more of a rich text editor.

I'm not particularly saying youre wrong, more posing a philosophical question.

	▲	RivoLink 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		There are both "open in editor" and "watch" modes. The idea is not to replace an editor, but to complement it: - "open in editor" lets you edit the file with your preferred editor - "watch" automatically refreshes the preview when the file changes So you can keep your usual workflow while having a fast, structured preview directly in the terminal.

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mfgadv99 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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