DeepanshuMishraa/leaf
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What it is
A terminal reader for PDFs, markdown files and web articles. It converts PDFs to markdown with inline images, renders markdown with GitHub extensions, and extracts article text from URLs. It supports search, text selection with clipboard copy, highlights, and saves reading…
Who it's for
Developers and readers who prefer reading documents, papers and articles in the terminal
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