Read Markdown with diagrams, equations, tables, and highlighted code—on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Open your existing files and get straight to the details.
Reading and Quick Look included. No subscription required.
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“This is exactly the Markdown viewing I've been looking for!”“Install, double-click, open. Simple. This is exactly the app I need for my work!”“I’ve tried many Markdown editors, but this one stands out. It’s smooth, handles diagrams and math beautifully, and PDF export is excellent.”Preview project plans, research, technical documentation, and Markdown generated by AI agents—right from Finder on Mac or Quick Look in Files on iPhone and iPad.
See rendered diagrams, equations, tables, and code before opening the document in Telescopo. Reading and Quick Look are included without a subscription.
Quick Look depends on system file-type routing. On iOS and iPadOS 27, Apple may show Markdown source instead; open the file in Telescopo for the complete reader.
Read beautifully
Turn Mermaid and ZenUML diagrams, LaTeX equations, tables, and highlighted code into a readable document. Follow the outline, find a detail, and choose a reading theme that suits you.
CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown, with Telescopo Flavored Markdown enhancements including callouts, footnotes, wiki links, and extended diagram support.
Explore Markdown and diagram support
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Write visually, edit Markdown source, or keep both together in live Split view. Build documents with tables, callouts, diagrams, and equations using formatting tools and guided inserts.
Start blank or use a guided template. Your document stays in portable Markdown, ready to continue on another device when stored in a shared provider location.
Develop a note into a document
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On supported devices, the Telescopo AI Assistant helps you draft and refine text, tables, and supported diagrams. Preview the result before applying changes to your document.
On-device assistance. Availability depends on device, language, and Apple Intelligence settings.
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Convert Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and text-based PDFs into portable Markdown for documentation, connected notes, and AI workflows.
Working in Google Docs, Sheets or Slides? Download a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file, then import it into Telescopo.
Convert Word, PDF and documents
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Preview your PDF, choose paper size, orientation and margins, and add intentional page breaks. Share the document or export a Mermaid diagram as PNG or SVG.
Prepare a PDF to share
Set a comfortable reading size, choose your page width, and find a theme that suits you. Explore 15 built-in themes, from warm paper to midnight blue.
Pinch to zoom on iPhone, iPad, or a Mac trackpad. On Mac, hold ⌘ while scrolling your mouse to adjust document zoom. Enlarge diagrams and images for a closer look.
Lamplight · Reader on iPad
Native reader and diagram controls on Mac. Use pinch gestures on iPhone and iPad.
Link a brief to its research, follow backlinks and browse relationships in Connections. Keep the source material close while you develop the brief.
Use Library search to find a file, Navigator to move through headings, and tabs to keep several documents open.
Explore connected notes
Move through a long document, find a detail, or start with a useful structure.
Jump between headings with Navigator. Keep the document in view as you move.
Search within the current note. Find stays beside your document tools at the bottom.
Choose a guided starting point, then make it your own in plain Markdown.
Read and work with Markdown on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Keep documents in iCloud Drive or another supported provider to continue with the same files across devices.
Open Markdown in your existing folders. Work offline with downloaded files. Keep a document in iCloud Drive to continue on another device; local files stay local until you move or copy them.
No separate Telescopo account. Files and attachments remain in the locations you choose.
Choose where your notes live# Coastal Observatory ## Field observations - Review satellite readings - Compare sea temperatures - Record findings [Field notebook](Field%20notebook.md)
Read your Markdown, including diagrams and equations, on Mac, iPhone, and iPad without a subscription. Unlock personal writing, conversion on supported hardware, and export with paid access.
The app shows your current price, eligibility and renewal terms before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled.
No. Write and format supported content in the Visual editor, then use Read to review it. Switch to Markdown source when you need precise control. Either way, your writing remains a portable text file.
Read your own Markdown, including diagrams and equations, without a subscription. Explore the included sample documents, editing menus, and sample PDF previews. Changing documents, sharing samples, or saving, sharing, and printing PDFs and exporting diagrams require paid access.
Keep the Markdown file in iCloud Drive or another supported provider location available on both devices. Use the same iCloud account where needed and let files and attachments download. Local files stay local until moved or copied. Sync Preferences shares supported settings; it does not transfer documents. Reading synchronized files does not require a subscription.
No separate Telescopo account is required. App Store purchases use your Apple Account; iCloud is optional. You can write, read and export offline once access and the required files are available on the device.
After paid access ends, the complete reader and Quick Look remain included, with diagrams and equations. Personal writing, conversion, and PDF, print, or diagram export require paid access. Samples remain available for reading, exploring tools, and PDF previews. Your files stay in their original locations.
