GitHub's interface works well for developers, but it's not built for reading. On mobile especially, a Markdown file opens surrounded by file trees, action buttons, and repo navigation — most of which the reader doesn't need.
viewmd strips all of that away and renders the file as a clean readable page.
Two practical uses
Sharing documentation or guides. If you want to point someone to a README or a setup guide from your repository, a viewmd link gives them just the content — nothing else. No distractions, no GitHub account required, works cleanly on mobile.
Publishing Markdown without a website. If you write in Markdown and store files on GitHub, viewmd lets you share them as readable pages without setting up GitHub Pages or any hosting. The file stays where it is; viewmd handles the rendering.
How to use it
Replace github.com with viewmd.github.io in any GitHub file URL:
https://github.com/owner/repo/blob/main/README.md
→
https://viewmd.github.io/owner/repo/blob/main/README.md
Opening viewmd.github.io/owner/repo without a file path loads the repository's README.md directly.