ColorMark is a blazing fast Terminal User Interface (TUI) Markdown viewer built for developers who live in the terminal.
No more opening heavy editors or browsers just to read a README.md or documentation. ColorMark gives you a clean, beautiful, and highly responsive Markdown reading experience directly in your terminal.
Why ColorMark?
- Extremely lightweight and fast
- Beautiful rendering with your terminal theme
- Zero heavy runtime dependencies (single binary)
- Vim-like controls + mouse support
- Fast Rendering with Glamour + custom optimizations
- Vim-style Navigation (
j/k,gg,G,Ctrl+D/U) - Mouse Support
- Single static binary (no Node.js, Python etc.)
| Feature | ColorMark | Glow | mdcat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Very Fast | Fast | Fast |
| TUI Experience | Rich | Good | Basic |
| Customization | High | Medium | Low |
| Single Binary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Active Development | Yes | Yes | Yes |
# Install directly
go install github.com/mehmetalidsy/colormark@latest
# Or from source
git clone https://github.com/mehmetalidsy/colormark.git
cd colormark
go install .
colormark README.md
colormark docs/api.md| Key | Action |
|---|---|
j / ↓ |
Scroll down |
k / ↑ |
Scroll up |
gg |
Go to top |
G |
Go to bottom |
q / Ctrl+C |
Quit |
c (hover) |
Copy code block |
/ |
Search |
- Table of Contents sidebar
- Full text search
- Plugin support
- Export to PDF/HTML
- LSP integration (future)
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or PRs.