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I got tired of open file.docx → wait 8 seconds → close Word just to read a document, so I built a terminal-native Word viewer!
What it does:
Working on servers over SSH, I constantly hit Word docs I needed to check quickly. The existing solutions I'm aware of either strip all formatting (docx2txt) or require GUI apps. Wanted something that felt as polished as [glow](GitHub - charmbracelet/glow: Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz!
) but for Word documents.
The good stuff:
) package for viewing Markdown in the CLI (built in Go)!
Still early but handles most Word docs I throw at it. Always wanted a proper Word viewer in my terminal toolkit alongside
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What it does:
- View
.docx
files directly in your terminal with (mostly) proper formatting - Tables actually look like tables (with Unicode borders!)
- Nested lists work correctly with indentation
- Full-text search with highlighting
- Copy content straight to clipboard with
c
- Export to markdown/CSV/JSON
Working on servers over SSH, I constantly hit Word docs I needed to check quickly. The existing solutions I'm aware of either strip all formatting (docx2txt) or require GUI apps. Wanted something that felt as polished as [glow](GitHub - charmbracelet/glow: Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz!

The good stuff:
- 50ms startup vs Word's 8+ seconds
- Works over SSH (obviously)
- Preserves document structure and formatting
- Smart table alignment based on data types
- Interactive outline view for long docs

Code:
# Install
cargo install --git https://github.com/bgreenwell/doxx
# Use
doxx quarterly-report.docx
bat
, glow
, and friends. Let me know what you think!Comments URL: Show HN: Doxx – Terminal .docx viewer inspired by Glow | Hacker News
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