Obsidian Plugin
May 26, 2026 · View on GitHub
Markdown Viewer is available as an Obsidian community plugin for vault-native preview and export on desktop and mobile.
Overview
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Markdown preview | ✅ |
| Word export | ✅ |
| All diagram types | ✅ |
| LaTeX formulas | ✅ |
| 29 themes | ✅ |
| Vault integration | ✅ |
| ✅ | |
| Preview settings panel | ✅ |
Version: 5.0.0
Minimum Obsidian Version: 1.0.0
Installation
From Obsidian Community Plugins
- Open Obsidian
- Go to Settings → Community plugins
- Turn off Restricted mode if prompted
- Click Browse and search for Markdown Viewer
- Click Install, then Enable
Open the Preview
After installation, run Open Markdown Viewer from the Command Palette or click the Markdown Viewer ribbon icon.
Viewer Actions
The Obsidian host code exposes these actions directly in the preview view:
- Command Palette:
Open Markdown Viewer - Ribbon icon:
Markdown Viewer Preview - More options menu: Refresh Preview, Export to DOCX, Print
- Preview title bar: Export menu and Settings panel
The native plugin settings page also includes file-type support toggles and Auto-preview on file open.
Supported Files
The plugin registers Markdown plus the shared format registry used across the repo:
| Extensions | Type |
|---|---|
.md, .markdown, .slides.md | Markdown / Slidev documents |
.plantuml, .puml | PlantUML diagrams |
.mermaid, .mmd | Mermaid diagrams |
.vega, .vl, .vega-lite | Vega / Vega-Lite charts |
.gv, .dot | Graphviz DOT graphs |
.infographic | Infographic charts |
.canvas | Canvas diagrams |
.drawio | draw.io diagrams |
.svg | SVG assets handled by the preview view |
Notes
- Works in Obsidian Desktop and Obsidian Mobile
- Opens preview in a split pane tied to the active file
- Watches the active file and refreshes the preview when the file changes
- Reuses the same export pipeline and themes as the other platforms