leaf – one month later: website, releases and lots of improvements

Name: leaf – one month later: website, releases and lots of improvements
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Author: RivoLink

by RivoLink·May 30, 2026·4 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyNiche Gem

Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX math rendered as ASCII in your terminal.

Strengths

•Mermaid flowcharts convert to ASCII art without external renderers
•LaTeX formulas become Unicode symbols, no dependencies needed
•Cross-platform including Termux on Android with watch mode

Weaknesses

•Terminal Markdown viewers already exist (glow, mdp, bat)
•ASCII diagram rendering limits complexity compared to GUI tools

Post Description

Hi HN,

About a month ago, I shared leaf here while it was still in its early stages.

Since then, the project has shipped multiple releases, with UX improvements, bug fixes, and a documentation website now available.

leaf is a terminal-based Markdown reader focused on a GUI-like experience, with navigation, search, table of contents, clickable links, syntax highlighting, editor integration, LaTeX rendering, Mermaid diagrams, and more.

It works on Linux, macOS, Windows, and Termux.

GitHub: https://github.com/RivoLink/leaf

Thanks to all contributors and everyone who starred the project for their support, and feedback on UX, performance with large files, and missing features is still very welcome.