MonoReader

About

A markdown reader for Windows that stays out of your way. Open a folder, read files, jump between projects, all in 4 MB instead of VS Code's 300.

Why

I got tired of booting VS Code or spinning up an Obsidian vault every time I wanted to read a .md file. The dedicated readers I tried were too thin to navigate a real repo.

Goal

Open a markdown file and start reading in two seconds, no IDE required.

What It Does

You stop launching VS Code just to skim a spec. Open the folder, click through the file tree, and the speed-read mode bolds the first syllables so you scan twice as fast.

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MonoReader with Speed Read mode enabled, showing bolded first syllables on each word for faster scanning

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Speed Read mode. The first syllables of every word render bold, creating artificial fixation points so you scan twice as fast.

MonoReader in full-screen reading mode with the folder tree hidden, focused on the markdown content

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Full-screen reading mode. UI gets out of the way so the text takes the whole window.