Markdown Forge
Serve your Markdown files as a live documentation website directly from VS Code.
Features
- Live Preview — Instantly serve any folder of Markdown files as a browseable documentation site
- Hot Reload — Changes in your editor are reflected in the browser in real time via WebSocket
- 7 UI Themes — Default, GitHub, Minimal, Dark, Dracula, Nord, and Solarized
- 13 Code Themes — Syntax highlighting powered by highlight.js with 13 selectable themes
- Dark Mode — Toggle between light and dark modes
- In-Browser Editing — Edit Markdown files directly in the browser and save back to disk
- Full File Tree — Browse all workspace files with .gitignore-aware filtering
- Static Export — Export your documentation as a standalone static site
Usage
- Open a folder containing Markdown files
- Open any
.md file
- Click the globe icon in the editor title bar (or run
Markdown Forge: Serve as Website)
- Your browser opens at
http://localhost:4200 with your docs site
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Markdown Forge: Serve as Website |
Start the documentation server |
Markdown Forge: Open in Browser |
Open the running site in your browser |
Markdown Forge: Stop Server |
Stop the server |
Markdown Forge: Export as Static Site |
Export to a static HTML site |
Configuration
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
markdownForge.port |
4200 |
Server port |
markdownForge.theme |
default |
Active UI theme |
markdownForge.autoReload |
true |
Auto-reload on file changes |
License
MIT
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