Glow is a terminal-based markdown reader by Charm that renders markdown files with syntax highlighting, word wrapping, and styled formatting directly in the CLI. It includes a TUI for browsing local markdown files and discovering documentation.
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name: "Glow Terminal Markdown Renderer"
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description: "Glow is a terminal-based markdown reader by Charm that renders markdown files with syntax highlighting, word wrapping, and styled formatting directly in the CLI. It includes a TUI for browsing local markdown files and discovering documentation."
github_stars: 24096
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source: "https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow"
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github_repo: "charmbracelet/glow"
github_stars: 24096
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# Glow Terminal Markdown Renderer
Glow is a terminal-based markdown reader by Charm that renders markdown files with syntax highlighting, word wrapping, and styled formatting directly in the CLI. It includes a TUI for browsing local markdown files and discovering documentation.
## Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install glow
- go install github.com/charmbracelet/glow/v2@latest
- git clone https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow.git
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ### Build (requires Go 1.21+)
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### Package Manager
- bash
- # macOS or Linux
- Source: https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/charmbracelet/glow/HEAD/README.md
## Source
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