markdown-novel-viewer

Markdown rendering converts your .md files to clean HTML with syntax highlighting using marked and highlight.js. Run the server with --file pointing to your Markdown document and --open to view it in a calm, distraction-free interface designed for reading.

Directory browsing lets you explore multiple Markdown documents in a folder structure. Use --dir to serve a directory, and the reader provides plan-aware navigation so you can move between related files without restarting the server.

The Node.js-based server starts via CLI with options for --host, --port, --file, and --dir. Specify --host 0.0.0.0 for remote access or leave it local; --open launches your browser automatically once the server is ready.

The reader supports keyboard navigation, theme toggling to switch between visual modes, and shortcuts for common reading actions. All controls are built into the HTML interface and documented within the reader itself.

Yes, use --stop to cleanly shut down all active servers in one command. This prevents port conflicts if you start multiple instances.

Yes, gray-matter parses frontmatter from your Markdown files, extracting metadata like title and date without displaying it as body text, so you get clean content rendering with structured data available for navigation.