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mdv vs MD-TUI: catalog facts
mdv	MD-TUI
Best for: Reading Markdown files from a terminal or remote shell	Best for: Reading Markdown documentation comfortably inside a terminal
Free Free and open source under BSD-3-Clause.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Renders Markdown directly in a terminal Can display Markdown docstrings in source code All 3 strengths for mdv Renders Markdown directly in a terminal Can display Markdown docstrings in source code Supports configurable colors and themes	Keyboard-driven navigation with working links Syntax highlighting for code blocks All 4 strengths for MD-TUI Keyboard-driven navigation with working links Syntax highlighting for code blocks Configurable key binds and colours Neovim plugin available
Complex Markdown and inline HTML may not render well	Viewer only, not an editor No release builds published on GitHub
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for mdv github.com/axiros/terminal_markdown_viewer Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for MD-TUI github.com/henriklovhaug/md-tui Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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