Glow Terminal Markdown Renderer

---
name: "Glow Terminal Markdown Renderer"
slug: "glow-terminal-markdown-renderer"
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
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "charmbracelet/glow"
  github_stars: 24096
---

# 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

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/glow-terminal-markdown-renderer/)