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Glow vs mcat: catalog facts
Glow	mcat
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Finds Markdown files in the current directory tree or the whole git repository on its own Pager keybindings match less, so there is nothing new to learn	Views images, video, Markdown, PDF and Office files in one command Available through cargo, Homebrew, AUR, Nix and Scoop
Reading only; it does not edit Terminal rendering cannot show images	Output quality depends on the terminal's graphics support Command line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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