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title: Install md-viewer on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of md-viewer for on Pop!_OS - Fast, lightweight
  markdown viewer for Linux
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/md-viewer/pop
---

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# Install md-viewer on **Pop!\_OS**

# md-viewer

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/md-viewer/pop#install)

#### Fast, lightweight markdown viewer for Linux

A fast, lightweight markdown viewer for Linux built with Rust and egui.
Designed for distraction-free reading with excellent typography and syntax highlighting.

Rendering:

* GitHub Flavored Markdown (tables, task lists, footnotes)
* Syntax highlighting for 200+ languages
* Mermaid diagrams (flowcharts, sequence diagrams) rendered natively, click to enlarge
* Math rendering (LaTeX via typst)
* Resizable table columns - drag dividers to fit content
* HTML tables with proper cell padding
* Images and SVG support (PNG, JPEG, GIF, SVG, HTTP URLs) - click images to enlarge
* Unicode support with system font fallbacks (emojis, CJK, non-Latin scripts)
* 60 FPS rendering with viewport-based lazy rendering
* WCAG 2.1 compliant typography (1.5x line height)

Navigation:

* Tab system for multiple documents (Ctrl+Click links to open in new tab)
* In-document search (Ctrl+F) with inline highlights and Enter/Shift+Enter to cycle
* File explorer sidebar with hierarchical directory tree
* Outline sidebar with click-to-navigate table of contents
* Per-tab back/forward history (Alt+Left/Right)
* Internal links between markdown files

View:

* Dark and light themes (Ctrl+D)
* Zoom 50%-300% (Ctrl++/-/0 or Ctrl+Scroll)
* Full-width content toggle (View menu) to use the entire content pane
* Shift+Scroll over a wide table scrolls it horizontally
* Live reload on file changes (enabled by default)

Usability:

* Drag and drop files to open
* Native file dialogs
* Session persistence (tabs, theme, zoom, sidebar state)
* Native X11 and Wayland support

### Package name

* md-viewer

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 13 September 2026 - latest/stable

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### Source code

* [github.com/aydiler/md-viewer](https://github.com/aydiler/md-viewer "https://github.com/aydiler/md-viewer")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/aydiler/md-viewer/issues](https://github.com/aydiler/md-viewer/issues "https://github.com/aydiler/md-viewer/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/md-viewer/pop#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install md-viewer

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](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on Pop!\_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 md-viewer

To install md-viewer, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install md-viewer
```

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