(M)ark(d)own (T)ree (S)erver
A zero-config CLI tool to preview your local Markdown files in a browser.
npx mdts — and you're done.

🔗 Try the Live Demo

🔧 Features

• ⚡ Instant Markdown Preview – Run and view in seconds
• 🌐 Web UI – Clean, tree-based browser interface with three-panel layout
• 🔄 Live Reload – Automatically refreshes on file changes
• 🧘 Zero Setup – No config, no install, no nonsense
• 🎨 Custom Themes – 20+ beautiful application themes and syntax highlighting options

🚀 Quick Start

npx mdts

This starts a local server at http://localhost:8521 and opens your browser. Your current directory becomes a browsable Markdown tree.

💡 Use Cases

• Reviewing AI-generated docs
• Quickly checking README or note folders
• Lightweight local Markdown wiki

See detailed use cases for more examples and workflows.

📦 Requirements

• Node.js
• No installation needed – uses npx

🛠 Options

npx mdts [directory] [options]

Option	Description	Example
[directory]	Directory to serve (default .)	./docs
--glob, -g	Glob patterns to filter markdown files	-g 'docs/*.md' 'specs/*.md'
--host, -H	Host to listen on (default localhost)	0.0.0.0
--port, -p	Port to serve on (default 8521)	8000
--silent, -s	Suppress server logs (default false)
--no-open	Do not open the browser automatically
--version, -V	Output version number
--help, -h	Display help for command

Examples

# Serve current directory (all markdown files)
npx mdts

# Serve a specific directory
npx mdts ./docs

# Filter with glob patterns (only matching files are shown)
npx mdts ./project -g 'docs/**/*.md' 'README.md'

# Combine options
npx mdts ./monorepo -g 'packages/*/README.md' --port 3000 --no-open

📚 Documentation

🔗 Live Demo

Experience mdts in action with real examples and interactive features.

📖 Documentation

• Use Cases
• Markdown Features
• Frontend Features
• Advanced Configuration
• API Reference
• Troubleshooting
• Comparison with other tools
• FAQ

Contributing

Found a bug? Have an idea? Want to send a PR?
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details — we'd love to have your help!

Author

@unhappychoice

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