Read-only GitHub-flavoured markdown viewer that reloads on save
mhr is a read-only, desktop GitHub-flavoured markdown viewer. Point it at a file and it opens a window that re-renders the moment the file changes on disk. It has no network access, by design, so a document renders the same offline as online.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Markdown Hot Reload
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install Markdown Hot Reload
To install Markdown Hot Reload, simply use the following command: