Explicode

Documentation usually lives apart from the code it describes, making it easy for the two to drift out of sync and forcing agents to jump between files to reconstruct context. Explicode solves this by letting you write rich Markdown directly inside your code comments, turning any script into a notebook-style document for humans and clean structured context for coding agents, while remaining fully runnable because the documentation is embedded in comments.

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Why Explicode?

• No separate doc files, everything is versioned with your code in Git.
• Rich Markdown: syntax highlighting, images, Mermaid, math, interlinking, and more.
• 15+ languages supported, no workflow changes needed.
• Live preview in the IDE, side-by-side with your code.
• No config or tooling required, just simple comment conventions.
• Export to Markdown or HTML for sharing outside the IDE.

Demo

A quick walkthrough of the Explicode extension: open a source file with inline documentation and see it instantly rendered into a clean, notebook-style view alongside your code.

Quick Start

Open any supported file in the IDE, then either:

• Press Ctrl+Alt+E (or Cmd+Alt+E on Mac)
• Right-click in the editor and select Open with Explicode
• Click the Explicode icon in your sidebar

This opens a live preview panel that updates as you edit. We recommend moving the extension to the second sidebar.

The ⚙️ button in the header provides additional options:

• Toggle Dark/Light theme
• Open the guide
• Export the render as .md or .html

Supported Languages

Python · JavaScript / TypeScript · JSX / TSX · Java · C / C++ / C# · CUDA · Go · Rust · PHP · Swift · Kotlin · Scala · Dart · Objective-C · SQL · Markdown · Plain text

Contact

Have a bug report, feature request, or collaboration inquiry? Reach out here.

License

Explicode is licensed under the MIT License, free to use, modify, and distribute for personal and commercial projects.

Privacy

Explicode is privacy-friendly: we do not collect or store your code or personal data. Everything stays local unless you choose to share or publish it yourself.