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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/partyrockrobot on 2025-04-13 08:36:35+00:00.
Hey r/opensource! 👋
Like probably a lot of you here, especially any fellow DevOps folks or sysadmins, I spend a ton of time writing things down in Markdown. Specs, runbooks, personal notes, you name it. It’s great, but let’s be honest, the default output can be a bit… plain. 😴
I found myself wanting a way to make looking at my own documentation a little more fun and maybe even nostalgic. So, during some evenings and weekends, I decided to build a little side project: stylemd!
What is it?
It’s a simple command-line tool written in Node.js that takes your Markdown file and spits out a static HTML page styled with a specific theme.
The fun part? The themes! Retro Console Geocities Windows 98
Instead of just the usual suspects, I focused on adding themes inspired by retro operating systems, old web aesthetics, and classic computing vibes. Think:
- Windows 98 🖥
- Commodore 64 BASIC 🕹️
- Old-school Terminal 📟
- Chaotic GeoCities pages ✨
- Blueprint schematics 📐
- macOS Classic ⌨
- Frutiger Aero’s glossy look 💽
- …and more!
Basically, it’s a way to give your plain Markdown files a totally unnecessary but (I think) fun visual makeover.
Check it out:
- GitHub Repo (MIT Licensed):
- Live Theme Previews: You can see all the current themes in action here! available-themes
Quick Start:
If you have Node.js/npm:
npm install -g /stylemd stylemd your_doc.md -t windows98 -o your_styled_doc.html
I mostly built this for my own enjoyment and to practice some skills, but I figured this community might appreciate it or get a kick out of it.
Would love to hear what you think! Any feedback? Got ideas for other awesome retro themes I should try to add? Contributions are welcome too, of course!
Thanks for reading! Hope it brings a little bit of fun back to your docs. 😊