Welcome to MunchFile

You just clicked a real MunchFile link. This is what it looks like on the other end.

What happened here

Somewhere on someone's computer, there's a file called welcome.md. They ran one command:

munchfile watch ./welcome.md

That's it. MunchFile minted this URL, and every time that file is saved — this page updates automatically. Same link. Latest content. The file never left their machine.

Beautiful by default

Your markdown comes alive with rich rendering — no configuration needed.

Math

Formulas render natively. Write LaTeX inline like $E = mc^2$ or as display blocks:

\int_0^\infty e^{-x} dx = 1

Perfect for technical notes, research, or study guides. MunchFile uses KaTeX for fast, server-side math rendering.

Diagrams

Draw directly in markdown with Mermaid:

graph LR
  A[Your File] -->|save| B[MunchFile Daemon]
  B -->|upload| C[Cloudflare R2]
  C -->|serve| D[Live URL]
  D -->|auto-refresh| A

Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts, class diagrams, mind maps — all 15 Mermaid diagram types work out of the box.

Code with syntax highlighting

interface File {
  slug: string;
  filename: string;
  visibility: "private" | "unlisted" | "public";
}

function getUrl(file: File): string {
  return `https://view.munchfile.com/${file.slug}`;
}

Over 190 languages highlighted automatically. No plugins, no config.

Try it yourself

Install the CLI
Log in with magic link
Watch a file — get a URL in ~300ms
Share the link. Done.

1. Install

npm install -g @munchfile/cli

2. Log in (magic link — no password)

munchfile login

3. Watch any .md or .html file

munchfile watch ./your-notes.md

You'll get a link like this one. 🚀

Format	Extensions	Rendering
Markdown	`.md`, `.markdown`	Math, diagrams, callouts, tables
HTML	`.html`, `.htm`	As-is with CSP protection

More formats coming. For now: if it's a document, it works.

Rich formatting at a glance

MunchFile supports the full markdown toolkit:

Highlight important passages, add H₂O-style subscripts, write mathematical notation like m², and organize thoughts with ✨ emoji shortcodes.

NOTE

MunchFile is in active development. New features ship weekly — you're seeing the latest build right now.

TIP

Use [TOC] at the top of any document to auto-generate a table of contents from your headings.

The idea

Most tools want you to move your files somewhere — a cloud folder, a web app, a sync service. MunchFile doesn't. Your files stay exactly where they are. You just get a URL that stays fresh.

Edit locally. Share the link. Done.

Key terms

MunchFile: A zero-friction tool that gives local markdown and HTML files a live URL. Files stay on your machine — MunchFile syncs content, not location.
Daemon: A lightweight background process that watches your files for changes and uploads new content automatically. Starts when you run munchfile start.

Made with MunchFile