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mcat vs Glow: catalog facts
mcat	Glow
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
Views images, video, Markdown, PDF and Office files in one command Available through cargo, Homebrew, AUR, Nix and Scoop	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
Output quality depends on the terminal's graphics support Command line only	Reading only; it does not edit Terminal rendering cannot show images
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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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