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Get MDown 1.2.0

Released 2026-08-07. Free and open, no account, no telemetry.

One line, no root

curl -fsSL https://mdown.org/install.sh | sh

Installs into ~/.local. Re-run it any time to update, or use mdown --update. MDOWN_PREFIX changes where it goes, MDOWN_VERSION pins a release.

Packages

Linux · x86_64

Debian / Ubuntu package

mdown_1.2.0_amd64.deb · 10.0 MB

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Linux · x86_64

Portable tarball

mdown-1.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz · 10.1 MB

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Checksums for every file are published at /releases/SHA256SUMS, and the one-line installer verifies them for you.

Installing by hand

Debian and Ubuntu

Installs to /opt with a menu entry and the Markdown file association.

sudo apt install ./mdown_1.2.0_amd64.deb

Portable tarball

Unpack it anywhere and run it. Everything it needs travels in the folder.

tar xzf mdown-1.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

cd mdown-1.2.0-linux-x86_64 && ./mdown

Windows, macOS, Android

Windows and macOS build from source with CMake; the build guide covers both. An Android app is planned and will appear here when it is out. Prebuilt ARM64 Linux packages ship alongside the x86_64 ones.