# Glow — Render Markdown on the CLI with Style

> Glow is a terminal-based Markdown reader from Charmbracelet. Renders Markdown beautifully in the terminal with syntax highlighting, word wrapping, and theming. Also features a stash for bookmarking Markdown files.

## Install

Save in your project root:

## Quick Use

```bash
brew install glow                           # macOS
go install github.com/charmbracelet/glow@latest
sudo apt install glow                       # Debian/Ubuntu
```

```bash
glow README.md                              # Render a file
glow https://raw.githubusercontent.com/.../README.md  # Render URL
echo "# Hello" | glow -                     # Pipe stdin
glow -p README.md                           # Pager mode
glow -w 80 README.md                        # Set width
glow -s dark README.md                      # Theme

# Stash (bookmark Markdown files)
glow stash                                  # Browse stashed files
```

## Intro

Glow is a terminal-based Markdown reader from Charmbracelet (the Bubble Tea / Lip Gloss team). Renders Markdown beautifully in the terminal with syntax highlighting, colored headings, tables, lists, code blocks, and links. Also includes a stash feature for bookmarking and browsing Markdown files.

- **Repo**: https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow
- **Stars**: 24K+
- **Language**: Go
- **License**: MIT

## What Glow Does

- **Render Markdown** — headings, code blocks, tables, lists, links
- **Syntax highlighting** — for code blocks
- **Themes** — dark, light, auto-detect
- **Pager mode** — scroll long documents
- **Stash** — bookmark and browse local Markdown files
- **URL support** — render remote Markdown files
- **Pipe support** — read from stdin
- **Word wrap** — configurable width

## Comparison

| Tool | Render | Pager | Stash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glow | Beautiful | Yes | Yes |
| bat (with .md) | Syntax only | Yes | No |
| mdcat | Good | No | No |
| rich (Python) | Good | No | No |
| cat | None | No | No |

## 常见问题 FAQ

**Q: 和 bat 读 Markdown 区别？**
A: bat 显示 Markdown 源码（语法高亮），Glow 渲染 Markdown（标题变大、代码块有背景色、链接可点）。

## 来源与致谢 Sources

- GitHub: https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow
- License: MIT

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