Outline first
See the document structure before jumping into the full text.
Long Markdown, made readable.
wowMD adds an outline, collapsible sections, and a calmer reader to long GitHub READMEs and Markdown files. The extension is open source under the MIT license, and its Chrome Web Store listing is currently under review.
Beta v0.1.0 · Open source · MIT license
Demo
See a long README become a focused reader.
Better View appears
Outline opens first
Full-screen reader opens
Features
Everything here has one job: better reading.
Section folding
Collapse large H2 sections independently when a document gets long.
Code display
Keep code blocks readable with clean spacing and highlighting.
Horizontal table scrolling
Wide tables scroll sideways instead of breaking the reader layout.
Appears when useful
Stays out of the way on short READMEs and simple pages.
Clean rendering
Fixes common relative image paths and safely sanitizes rendered Markdown.
Scope
Focused on GitHub Markdown, clear about the rest.
Supported
- Public GitHub repository README pages
- Public GitHub .md file pages
- Public GitHub .markdown file pages
- Right-side panel and full-screen reader
Not supported yet
- Private repositories
- Websites outside GitHub
- Issues, pull requests, or wiki pages
- AI summaries, translation, or cloud sync
Privacy
A reader should not need your data.
No personal information collection.
No document uploads to third-party services.
No AI summaries, cloud analysis, or remote configuration.
No access to browsing history, cookies, account information, or local files.
No Raw Markdown or GitHub API request until you click Better View.