diff --git a/cmd/markdown.go b/cmd/markdown.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5255487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/markdown.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2/formatters"
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2/lexers"
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2/styles"
+	"github.com/zemenawi/zutils/pkg/colors"
+	"github.com/zemenawi/zutils/pkg/formatter"
+)
+
+func MarkdownCommand(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("please specify a markdown file path")
+	}
+
+	filePath := args[0]
+
+	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error opening file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	fileInfo, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting file info: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if fileInfo.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("'%s' is a directory, not a readable file", filePath)
+	}
+
+	ext := filepath.Ext(filePath)
+	if ext != ".md" && ext != ".markdown" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("'%s' is not a markdown file", filePath)
+	}
+
+	content := formatter.ReadFileContent(file)
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s%s╔══════════════════════════════════════╗%s\n", colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset)
+	fmt.Printf("%s%s║%s %-38s %s%s║%s\n", colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset, filePath, colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset)
+	fmt.Printf("%s%s╚══════════════════════════════════════╝%s\n", colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset)
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
+	inCodeBlock := false
+	codeBuffer := &strings.Builder{}
+	codeLang := ""
+
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "```") {
+			if !inCodeBlock {
+				inCodeBlock = true
+				codeLang = strings.TrimPrefix(line, "```")
+				codeBuffer.Reset()
+			} else {
+				inCodeBlock = false
+				renderCodeBlock(codeBuffer.String(), codeLang)
+				codeBuffer.Reset()
+				codeLang = ""
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if inCodeBlock {
+			if codeBuffer.Len() > 0 {
+				codeBuffer.WriteString("\n")
+			}
+			codeBuffer.WriteString(line)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "# ") {
+			fmt.Printf("%s%s%s%s\n", colors.Bold, colors.Yellow, line[2:], colors.Reset)
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "## ") {
+			fmt.Printf("%s%s%s%s\n", colors.Bold, colors.Green, line[3:], colors.Reset)
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "### ") {
+			fmt.Printf("%s%s%s%s\n", colors.Bold, colors.Cyan, line[4:], colors.Reset)
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "- [ ]") {
+			fmt.Printf("  %s☐%s %s\n", colors.Gray, colors.Reset, line[5:])
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "- [x]") {
+			fmt.Printf("  %s☑%s %s\n", colors.Green, colors.Reset, line[5:])
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "- ") && !strings.HasPrefix(line, "- [") {
+			fmt.Printf("  %s•%s %s\n", colors.Blue, colors.Reset, line[2:])
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "> ") {
+			fmt.Printf("%s%s%s%s\n", colors.Gray, colors.Italic, line[2:], colors.Reset)
+		} else if strings.TrimSpace(line) != "" {
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", line)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println()
+		}
+		_ = i
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func renderCodeBlock(code, lang string) {
+	if code == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	lexer := lexers.Match(lang)
+	if lexer == nil {
+		lexer = lexers.Fallback
+	}
+
+	iterator, _ := lexer.Tokenise(nil, code)
+	formatter := formatters.TTY256
+	style := styles.Get("monokai")
+	if style == nil {
+		style = styles.Fallback
+	}
+
+	var buf strings.Builder
+	formatter.Format(&buf, style, iterator)
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(output, "\n") {
+		if line != "" {
+			fmt.Printf("%s%s│ %s%s\n", colors.Gray, colors.Dim, colors.Reset, line)
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Println()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/read.go b/cmd/read.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..228ed53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/read.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2/formatters"
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2/lexers"
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2/styles"
+	"github.com/zemenawi/zutils/pkg/colors"
+	"github.com/zemenawi/zutils/pkg/formatter"
+)
+
+func ReadCommand(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("please specify a file path")
+	}
+
+	filePath := args[0]
+
+	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error opening file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	fileInfo, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting file info: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if fileInfo.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("'%s' is a directory, not a readable file", filePath)
+	}
+
+	content := formatter.ReadFileContent(file)
+
+	lexer := lexers.Match(filepath.Base(filePath))
+	if lexer == nil {
+		lexer = lexers.Fallback
+	}
+
+	iterator, err := lexer.Tokenise(nil, content)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error tokenizing: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	formatter_ := formatters.TTY256
+	style := styles.Get("monokai")
+	if style == nil {
+		style = styles.Fallback
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s%s╔══════════════════════════════════════╗%s\n", colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset)
+	fmt.Printf("%s%s║%s %-38s %s%s║%s\n", colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset, filePath, colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset)
+	fmt.Printf("%s%s╚══════════════════════════════════════╝%s\n", colors.Cyan, colors.Bold, colors.Reset)
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	err = formatter_.Format(&buf, style, iterator)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error formatting: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(buf.String(), "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		if line != "" {
+			fmt.Printf("%s%4d: %s%s\n", colors.Gray, i+1, colors.Reset, line)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e4ea190..733884d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 module github.com/zemenawi/zutils
 
 go 1.22.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.24.1 // indirect
+	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.12.0 // indirect
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.8.2 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e69de29..5884727 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.24.1 h1:m5ffpfZbIb++k8AqFEKy9uVgY12xIQtBsQlc6DfZJQM=
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.24.1/go.mod h1:l+ohZ9xRXIbGe7cIW+YZgOGbvuVLjMps/FYN/CwuabI=
+github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.12.0 h1:0j4c5qQmnC6XOWNjP3PIXURXN2gWx76rd3KvgdPkCz8=
+github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.12.0/go.mod h1:DHkYz0B9wPfa6wondMfaivmHpzrQ3v9q8cnmRbL6yW8=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.8.2 h1:kEGpgqJXdgbkhcOgBxkC0X0PmoPG1ZyoZ117rDVp4zE=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.8.2/go.mod h1:ip/1k0VRfGynBgxOz0yCqHrbZXhcjxyuS66Brc7iBKg=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9be63c1..1de7dce 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ func main() {
 	registry := types.NewCommandRegistry()
 
 	// Register all commands
+	registry.Register(&types.Command{
+		Name:        "read",
+		Description: "Read and display file with syntax highlighting",
+		Handler:     cmd.ReadCommand,
+	})
+	registry.Register(&types.Command{
+		Name:        "md",
+		Description: "Render markdown file to terminal",
+		Handler:     cmd.MarkdownCommand,
+	})
 	cmd.RegisterInfoCommands(registry)
 	registry.Register(&types.Command{
 		Name:        "version",
@@ -74,9 +84,10 @@ func printUsage(registry *types.CommandRegistry) {
 	}
 	fmt.Println()
 	fmt.Println("Quick Examples:")
-	fmt.Println("  z info main.go              # File information")
-	fmt.Println("  z info .                    # Directory information")
-	fmt.Println("  z info network              # Network information")
-	fmt.Println("  z main.go                   # Auto-detect file info")
+	fmt.Println("  z read go.mod                   # Display file with line numbers")
+	fmt.Println("  z info main.go                  # File information")
+	fmt.Println("  z info .                        # Directory information")
+	fmt.Println("  z info network                 # Network information")
+	fmt.Println("  z main.go                       # Auto-detect file info")
 	fmt.Println()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/colors/colors.go b/pkg/colors/colors.go
index 51046e1..37ac7d4 100644
--- a/pkg/colors/colors.go
+++ b/pkg/colors/colors.go
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package colors
 
 const (
-	Reset  = "\033[0m"
-	Red    = "\033[31m"
-	Green  = "\033[32m"
-	Yellow = "\033[33m"
-	Blue   = "\033[34m"
-	Purple = "\033[35m"
-	Cyan   = "\033[36m"
-	Gray   = "\033[90m"
-	Bold   = "\033[1m"
+	Reset   = "\033[0m"
+	Red     = "\033[31m"
+	Green   = "\033[32m"
+	Yellow  = "\033[33m"
+	Blue    = "\033[34m"
+	Purple  = "\033[35m"
+	Cyan    = "\033[36m"
+	Gray    = "\033[90m"
+	Bold    = "\033[1m"
+	Italic  = "\033[3m"
+	Dim     = "\033[2m"
+	Underline = "\033[4m"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/formatter/utils.go b/pkg/formatter/utils.go
index 779e49e..a913fa4 100644
--- a/pkg/formatter/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/formatter/utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package formatter
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
+	"os"
 )
 
 // FormatSize converts bytes to human-readable format
@@ -43,3 +44,18 @@ func repeat(s string, count int) string {
 	}
 	return result
 }
+
+func ReadFileContent(file *os.File) string {
+	content := make([]byte, 0)
+	buffer := make([]byte, 4096)
+	for {
+		n, err := file.Read(buffer)
+		if n > 0 {
+			content = append(content, buffer[:n]...)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return string(content)
+}