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