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open in macdown

Codedungeon

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Open Markdown files in Macdown
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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open-in-macdown

Open selected markdown file using macdown macOS applicatdion.

Features

Open the command palette and search for open in macdown. (Should only be used on files Macdown can open, which is basically any text file but should be markdown files).

Requirements

Macdown - The open source Markdown editor for macOS.

MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • openinmacdown.apppath: Set the path to your Macdown Application (default is "/Applications/Macdown.app")

Known Issues

There are no known issues, but if you find one, please report it to project github page.

Macdown Issues

Release Notes

Initial Release

1.0.0

Initial Release

License

Copyright © 2018 Mike Erickson Released under the MIT license

Credits

phpunit-result-printer written by Mike Erickson

E-Mail: codedungeon@gmail.com

Twitter: @codedungeon

Website: https://github.com/mikeerickson

Working with Markdown

Note: You can author your README using Visual Studio Code. Here are some useful editor keyboard shortcuts:

  • Split the editor (Cmd+\ on macOS or Ctrl+\ on Windows and Linux)
  • Toggle preview (Shift+CMD+V on macOS or Shift+Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux)
  • Press Ctrl+Space (Windows, Linux) or Cmd+Space (macOS) to see a list of Markdown snippets

For more information

  • Visual Studio Code's Markdown Support
  • Markdown Syntax Reference
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