Developer Tools●●Solid
Dirsv – dir browser, battery packed Markdown previewers
Better markserv with PlantUML, D2, and synced Neovim plugin for live preview workflow.
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letientai299
202mo ago
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Dirsv – live reload server for dir browsing, GFM, and more filetypes
by letientai299·Mar 4, 2026·1 point·0 comments
AI Analysis
●●SolidCozySolve My Problem
Multi-diagram markdown previewer with live reload beats scattered tools, but terminal UI isn't novel.
Strengths
- •Genuine multi-format support (KaTeX, PlantUML, D2, DBML) solves fragmented tooling problem.
- •Single binary with embedded UI means zero dependencies—drop and run anywhere.
- •Neovim integration auto-launches at repo root, tight workflow fit.
Weaknesses
- •Feature parity with Obsidian/Logseq for heavy document users, not differentiated enough.
- •Scrolling sync, in-buffer preview, auto tab-switching all missing vs established alternatives.
Category
Target Audience
Markdown writers, documentation teams, engineers browsing codebases offline
Similar To
Obsidian · Logseq · Markdoc
Post Description
I write a lot of markdown in Neovim — learning notes with KaTeX math, design docs with Mermaid/D2 diagrams, cross ... I also browse repos offline and preview static sites. No single tool handled all of that with live reload. So I built dirsv.
It's a single Go binary with an embedded web UI, use fsnotify for watching filesystem, and send WebSocket events to reload the browser page.
I also build dirsv.nvim that auto start dirsv at repo root (or current working dir if it's not a git repo), then open right URL for current buffer in the browser.
Disclosure: majority of the code was written by claude, incrementally, while I'm doing code review, testing and designing.
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