diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index bbdc993e..31be2529 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "js-base64": "^3.7.7",
         "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
         "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
+        "marked": "^14.1.0",
         "material-icons": "^1.13.12",
         "normalize.css": "^8.0.1",
         "pinia": "^2.1.7",
@@ -5810,6 +5811,18 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/marked": {
+      "version": "14.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmmirror.com/marked/-/marked-14.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-P93GikH/Pde0hM5TAXEd8I4JAYi8IB03n8qzW8Bh1BIEFpEyBoYxi/XWZA53LSpTeLBiMQOoSMj0u5E/tiVYTA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "marked": "bin/marked.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/marks-pane": {
       "version": "1.0.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marks-pane/-/marks-pane-1.0.9.tgz",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index aaf7ecf4..a46c6e38 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "material-icons": "^1.13.12",
+    "marked": "^14.1.0",
     "normalize.css": "^8.0.1",
     "pinia": "^2.1.7",
     "pretty-bytes": "^6.1.1",
diff --git a/frontend/src/css/mdPreview.css b/frontend/src/css/mdPreview.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf2863f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/css/mdPreview.css
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.md_preview {
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  max-height: 80vh;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid #000;
+  font-size: 20px;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+#preview-container {
+  overflow: auto;
+  max-height: 80vh; /* Match the max-height of md_preview for scrolling */
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/css/styles.css b/frontend/src/css/styles.css
index 4b57328d..19b94b95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/styles.css
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 @import "./login.css";
 @import "./mobile.css";
 @import "./epubReader.css";
+@import "./mdPreview.css";
 
 /* For testing only
  :focus {
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
index 00d43b9d..1360bbec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "ok": "OK",
     "permalink": "Get Permanent Link",
     "previous": "Previous",
+    "preview": "Preview",
     "publish": "Publish",
     "rename": "Rename",
     "replace": "Replace",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/zh-cn.json b/frontend/src/i18n/zh-cn.json
index 1aea4134..376dc029 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/zh-cn.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/zh-cn.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "ok": "确定",
     "permalink": "获取永久链接",
     "previous": "上一个",
+    "preview": "预览",
     "publish": "发布",
     "rename": "重命名",
     "replace": "替换",
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/files/Editor.vue b/frontend/src/views/files/Editor.vue
index 214d8d4f..7e4d7a9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/Editor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/Editor.vue
@@ -11,11 +11,26 @@
         :label="t('buttons.save')"
         @action="save()"
       />
+
+      <action
+        icon="preview"
+        :label="t('buttons.preview')"
+        @action="preview()"
+        v-show="isMarkdownFile"
+      />
     </header-bar>
 
     <Breadcrumbs base="/files" noLink />
 
-    <form id="editor"></form>
+    <!-- preview container -->
+    <div
+      v-show="isPreview && isMarkdownFile"
+      id="preview-container"
+      class="md_preview"
+      v-html="previewContent"
+    ></div>
+
+    <form v-show="!isPreview || !isMarkdownFile" id="editor"></form>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -33,10 +48,11 @@ import Breadcrumbs from "@/components/Breadcrumbs.vue";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/auth";
 import { useFileStore } from "@/stores/file";
 import { useLayoutStore } from "@/stores/layout";
-import { inject, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+import { inject, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, watchEffect } from "vue";
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { getTheme } from "@/utils/theme";
+import { marked } from "marked";
 
 const $showError = inject<IToastError>("$showError")!;
 
@@ -51,11 +67,37 @@ const router = useRouter();
 
 const editor = ref<Ace.Editor | null>(null);
 
+const isPreview = ref(false);
+const previewContent = ref("");
+const isMarkdownFile =
+  fileStore.req?.name.endsWith(".md") ||
+  fileStore.req?.name.endsWith(".markdown");
+
 onMounted(() => {
   window.addEventListener("keydown", keyEvent);
+  window.addEventListener("wheel", handleScroll);
 
   const fileContent = fileStore.req?.content || "";
 
+  watchEffect(async () => {
+    if (isMarkdownFile && isPreview.value) {
+      const new_value = editor.value?.getValue() || "";
+      try {
+        previewContent.value = await marked(new_value);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to convert content to HTML:", error);
+        previewContent.value = "";
+      }
+
+      const previewContainer = document.getElementById("preview-container");
+      if (previewContainer) {
+        previewContainer.addEventListener("wheel", handleScroll, {
+          capture: true,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   ace.config.set(
     "basePath",
     `https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/ace-builds@${ace_version}/src-min-noconflict/`
@@ -82,6 +124,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
 
 onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   window.removeEventListener("keydown", keyEvent);
+  window.removeEventListener("wheel", handleScroll);
   editor.value?.destroy();
 });
 
@@ -102,6 +145,13 @@ const keyEvent = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
   save();
 };
 
+const handleScroll = (event: WheelEvent) => {
+  const editorContainer = document.getElementById("preview-container");
+  if (editorContainer) {
+    editorContainer.scrollTop += event.deltaY;
+  }
+};
+
 const save = async () => {
   const button = "save";
   buttons.loading("save");
@@ -126,4 +176,8 @@ const close = () => {
   let uri = url.removeLastDir(route.path) + "/";
   router.push({ path: uri });
 };
+
+const preview = () => {
+  isPreview.value = !isPreview.value;
+};
 </script>