Premium markdown preview with smart typesetting and book-quality PDF export for Visual Studio Code.
Features
🌌 Premium Dark Theme
Elegant styling matching professional documentation aesthetics with:
- Sophisticated table styling with alternating row colors
- GitHub-style alerts (NOTE, TIP, WARNING, IMPORTANT, CAUTION)
- Clean typography and spacing
- Full theme support (dark/light)
📄 Smart PDF Export
Book-quality PDF generation with intelligent typesetting:
- Atomic grouping - Headers never orphaned at page bottom
- Bin packing - Optimal element placement across pages
- Micro-typography - Letter-spacing adjustments for tight fits
- Table handling - Tables stay intact, scale if needed
- Uses your existing Chrome/Edge (via puppeteer-core)
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
Open Nebular Preview |
Ctrl+P (in preview) |
Export to PDF |
Usage
- Open any Markdown file
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+N (or Cmd+Shift+N on Mac)
- Preview opens in the active tab with premium styling
- Run "Nebular: Export to PDF" from command palette for PDF export
Requirements
- VS Code 1.85.0 or higher
- Chrome or Microsoft Edge (for PDF export)
PDF Export
The PDF export uses headless Chrome/Edge to generate pixel-perfect PDFs:
- PDF saved next to your markdown file
- 10mm margins for maximum content space
- White background optimized for printing
- All styling preserved exactly as previewed
Extension Settings
This extension works out of the box with no configuration required.
Release Notes
1.0.0
- Smart typesetting engine with atomic grouping
- Book-quality PDF export via puppeteer-core
- Premium dark theme styling
- GitHub-style alert support
- 10mm PDF margins
Enjoy! ✨
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