diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 33edd2f..cdbf268 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	_ "embed"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/browser"
@@ -19,6 +21,10 @@ import (
 
 var appVersion string
 
+// imgSrcRegex matches <img> tags with src attributes
+// Captures: 1=prefix, 2=opening quote, 3=src path, 4=closing quote
+var imgSrcRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(<img[^>]*\ssrc=)(["']?)([^"'\s>]+)(["']?)`)
+
 //go:embed github-markdown.css
 var style string
 
@@ -58,6 +64,11 @@ func main() {
 		markdown.Typographer(true))
 
 	markdownTokens := md.Parse(dat)
+	
+	// Convert relative image links to data URIs
+	baseDir := filepath.Dir(inputFilename)
+	processImageTokens(markdownTokens, baseDir)
+	
 	html := md.RenderTokensToString(markdownTokens)
 	title := getTitle(markdownTokens)
 
@@ -172,3 +183,179 @@ func getText(token markdown.Token) string {
 func isSnap() bool {
 	return os.Getenv("SNAP_USER_COMMON") != ""
 }
+
+// processImageTokens walks through markdown tokens and converts relative image paths to data URIs
+func processImageTokens(tokens []markdown.Token, baseDir string) {
+	for _, token := range tokens {
+		switch t := token.(type) {
+		case *markdown.Image:
+			if isRelativePath(t.Src) {
+				if dataURI := imageToDataURI(t.Src, baseDir); dataURI != "" {
+					t.Src = dataURI
+				}
+			}
+		case *markdown.HTMLInline:
+			// Process inline HTML that may contain <img> tags
+			t.Content = processHTMLImages(t.Content, baseDir)
+		case *markdown.HTMLBlock:
+			// Process block HTML that may contain <img> tags
+			t.Content = processHTMLImages(t.Content, baseDir)
+		case *markdown.Inline:
+			// Recursively process child tokens
+			if t.Children != nil {
+				processImageTokens(t.Children, baseDir)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// processHTMLImages processes HTML content and converts relative image src attributes to data URIs
+func processHTMLImages(html string, baseDir string) string {
+	// Use the package-level regex to match <img> tags with src attributes
+	result := imgSrcRegex.ReplaceAllStringFunc(html, func(match string) string {
+		// Extract the parts using the regex
+		parts := imgSrcRegex.FindStringSubmatch(match)
+		if len(parts) != 5 {
+			return match
+		}
+		
+		prefix := parts[1]      // "<img...src="
+		openQuote := parts[2]   // " or ' or empty
+		srcPath := parts[3]     // the actual path
+		closeQuote := parts[4]  // " or ' or empty
+		
+		// If quotes don't match, return original (malformed HTML)
+		if openQuote != closeQuote {
+			return match
+		}
+		
+		// Check if the path is relative
+		if isRelativePath(srcPath) {
+			if dataURI := imageToDataURI(srcPath, baseDir); dataURI != "" {
+				return prefix + openQuote + dataURI + closeQuote
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return match
+	})
+	
+	return result
+}
+
+// isRelativePath checks if a path is relative (not http://, https://, //, or absolute path)
+func isRelativePath(path string) bool {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(path, "https://") {
+		return false
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "//") {
+		return false
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "data:") {
+		return false
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// imageToDataURI reads an image file and converts it to a base64 data URI
+func imageToDataURI(imagePath string, baseDir string) string {
+	// Resolve the full path relative to the markdown file
+	fullPath := filepath.Join(baseDir, imagePath)
+	
+	// Clean and validate the path to prevent path traversal attacks
+	cleanedPath, err := filepath.Abs(fullPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Invalid image path %s: %v", fullPath, err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	
+	// Ensure the resolved path is within or relative to the base directory
+	cleanedBase, err := filepath.Abs(baseDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Invalid base directory %s: %v", baseDir, err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	
+	// Check if the cleaned path starts with the base directory or is a reasonable relative reference
+	// We allow accessing parent directories for flexibility with markdown repos
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(cleanedPath, cleanedBase) {
+		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(cleanedBase, cleanedPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Warning: Unable to determine relative path for %s: %v", imagePath, err)
+			return ""
+		}
+		
+		// If the path goes outside the base directory, check parent traversal limits
+		if strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "..") {
+			// Allow up to 3 levels of parent directory traversal for flexibility
+			// Count the number of ".." path components
+			components := strings.Split(filepath.ToSlash(relPath), "/")
+			parentLevels := 0
+			for _, component := range components {
+				if component == ".." {
+					parentLevels++
+				}
+			}
+			if parentLevels > 3 {
+				log.Printf("Warning: Image path %s goes too many levels above base directory", imagePath)
+				return ""
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// Check file size before reading (limit to 10MB to prevent memory issues)
+	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(cleanedPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Unable to stat image file %s: %v", cleanedPath, err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	
+	const maxSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024 // 10MB
+	if fileInfo.Size() > maxSize {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Image file %s is too large (%d bytes, max %d bytes)", cleanedPath, fileInfo.Size(), maxSize)
+		return ""
+	}
+	
+	// Read the image file
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(cleanedPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Unable to read image file %s: %v", cleanedPath, err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	
+	// Determine MIME type based on file extension
+	mimeType := getMimeType(cleanedPath)
+	
+	// Encode to base64
+	encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(data)
+	
+	// Return data URI
+	return fmt.Sprintf("data:%s;base64,%s", mimeType, encoded)
+}
+
+// getMimeType returns the MIME type based on file extension
+func getMimeType(path string) string {
+	ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path))
+	switch ext {
+	case ".jpg", ".jpeg":
+		return "image/jpeg"
+	case ".png":
+		return "image/png"
+	case ".gif":
+		return "image/gif"
+	case ".svg":
+		return "image/svg+xml"
+	case ".webp":
+		return "image/webp"
+	case ".bmp":
+		return "image/bmp"
+	case ".ico":
+		return "image/x-icon"
+	default:
+		// For unknown extensions, log a warning but try with generic image type
+		log.Printf("Warning: Unknown image extension %s for file %s, using image/* MIME type", ext, path)
+		return "image/*"
+	}
+}