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Install MD View on Windows

Install MD View via winget, Microsoft Store, or the .msi / .exe. Current builds are x64; a native ARM64 build is planned. Lightweight markdown viewer for Windows — about 15 MB app install.

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Four ways to install MD View on Windows. Pick the one that fits your workflow. All four install the same binary and give you the same features — including the full 14-day Pro trial.

System requirements

  • Windows 10 1809+ or Windows 11 (any edition).
  • x64 — current builds ship x64 only. A native ARM64 build is planned; until then, Surface Pro X / Snapdragon X laptops run the x64 build under Windows’ emulation layer.
  • WebView2 Runtime — auto-installed by the .msi if missing. On Windows 11 it’s already there.
  • About 15 MB on disk for the app folder itself (WebView2 runtime is separate and shared with Windows), which makes MD View one of the lightest markdown viewer apps for Windows in active use.
winget install mdview

Installs the .msi from the Microsoft community repo, registers .md as the default file type for MD View (replacing whatever was there), and adds the mdview CLI shim to your PATH. Re-running upgrades you to the latest release.

To pin a specific version:

winget install --version 2.5.0 mdview

To uninstall:

winget uninstall mdview

Microsoft Store

Search “MD View” in the Microsoft Store, or open the MD View Store page directly. The Store build is an MSIX with auto-update and the same Pro features as the MSI. License keys work across both.

Manual download (.msi or .exe)

If you don’t have winget and don’t want the Store:

Only download MD View from mdview.dev. Windows may show a SmartScreen “Windows protected your PC” warning while MD View is new — click More info → Run anyway to proceed.

ARM64

ARM64 native builds are planned. The current manual downloads above are x64 only. On a Surface Pro X / Snapdragon X laptop, x64 runs under Windows’ emulation layer until a native ARM64 build ships.

Where things live

After install, MD View stores user data under your local AppData:

WhatPath
Settings + window state%APPDATA%\md-view\state.json
Recent files%APPDATA%\md-view\recents.json
License key%APPDATA%\md-view\license.key (after activation)
Logs%LOCALAPPDATA%\md-view\logs\

Nothing is written outside these paths — no registry tracking beyond the standard install entry, no background services.

Uninstalling

  • winget: winget uninstall mdview
  • Microsoft Store: Settings → Apps → Installed apps → MD View → Uninstall.
  • MSI / .exe: Settings → Apps → Installed apps → MD View → Uninstall.

The uninstaller leaves your settings and recents in %APPDATA%\md-view\ intact in case you reinstall. Delete that folder manually if you want a fully clean removal.

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