/md Markdown → Terminal Renderer

Preview a README or any Markdown as colorized ANSI right in your shell — headings, emphasis, code and lists — via a safe, bounded parser. No browser, no pager gymnastics.

GET · POST HTTPS only no signupnothing stored
curl --data-binary @README.md curlhub.sh/md

Usage

With curl

curl --data-binary @README.md curlhub.sh/md
printf '# Hi\n\nSome **bold** text.' | curl --data-binary @- curlhub.sh/md

With the CLI

cat README.md | curlhub md
curlhub md < CHANGELOG.md

Output

Parameters

InputWhat it does
--data-binary @fileRender a Markdown file directly.
--data-binary @-Pipe Markdown in from stdin.

Recipes

Read a README without leaving the shell

curl -s --data-binary @README.md curlhub.sh/md | less -R

Preview a changelog before a release

cat CHANGELOG.md | curlhub md