View Readme Files in SharePoint Online

Read me files

README files or any kind of technical documentation stored in SharePoint, comes with a friction. We download it, open it in VS Code or Notepad, edit it, and re-upload it.

But from mid-April 2026, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐯𝐒𝐞𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐒𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 (.𝐦𝐝) 𝐟𝐒π₯𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐒𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭π₯𝐲 𝐒𝐧 πŽπ§πžπƒπ«π’π―πž 𝐚𝐧𝐝 π’π‘πšπ«πžππ¨π’π§π­, 𝐫𝐒𝐠𝐑𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π›π«π¨π°π¬πžπ«!

πŸ‘‰πŸ»Tables, code blocks, images, and links are all rendered properly using Fluent 2 typography.

πŸ‘‰πŸ»There’s even a formatting toolbar for people who don’t write Markdown from memory. The editor supports CommonMark, so your files will be compatible with the widely used Markdown standard.

If you deal with documentation, README files, or even AI-generated Markdown, this removes a lot of friction. Everything stays in one place, with the same access controls and sharing experience you already rely on.

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