PM Toolbox

PM Toolbox is a markdown-first editing toolkit for VS Code:

If you find a bug or have feature ideas, contact support@makebetterproducts.com.

Core features

Visual editing with markdown source of truth
Files keep their line endings. A file with Windows (CRLF) line endings stays CRLF after you edit and save.
YAML properties panel showing frontmatter as typed fields at the top of the document (pmtoolbox.properties.visible)
Slash commands (/) for text blocks, lists, quotes, callouts, tables, diagrams, links, and images
Table size picker plus table context actions (add/delete rows/columns, alignment)
Callout recognition and callout type switching (NOTE, TIP, IMPORTANT, WARNING, CAUTION)
Wiki links ([[Page]] and [[Page|Alias]]) with file search
Links to files outside your workspace ask for confirmation before they open.
Left-to-right and right-to-left text direction support, with automatic detection for RTL-heavy documents
Mermaid diagram rendering with zoom, pan in fullscreen mode.
Outline rail and word/line counter overlays
Find (Cmd/Ctrl+F) and Replace (Cmd/Ctrl+H)
Paste or drop an image to save it to pmtoolbox.files.attachmentsFolder (or next to the document when the setting is empty) and insert a link to it. You can also insert images from the slash menu.
AI change tracking to see what AI tools changed in your documents.
Copy a selection to your AI chat with the selection toolbar's "Copy to chat" button.
Comments with a dedicated panel and inline badges. Add, edit, reply, and delete.
Export documents as PDF, HTML, or markdown

.kanban files open as board view by default
Parse markdown headings (#/##) as columns and checkbox items as cards
Drag-and-drop cards between columns
Card archive action (moves cards to hidden Archive column)
Optional card checkbox visibility (pmtoolbox.kanban.displayCardCheckbox)
Card text supports wiki links, tags (#tag), and inline dates (@{YYYY-MM-DD})
Find (Cmd/Ctrl+F) and Replace (Cmd/Ctrl+H) in a board
Text that is not a card, such as notes under a column heading, stays in the file when you edit the board.

---
template_name: "Meeting Notes"
template_description: "Sprint planning template"
template_icon: "memo"
---

Template variables:
- {{date}}, {{time}}, {{datetime}}
- {{year}}, {{month}}, {{day}}
- {{author}} (inserts User), {{title}} (inserts nothing yet)

Extension	Default PM Toolbox editor
`.md`	PM Toolbox
`.kanban`	Kanban Board
`.pdf`	PDF Viewer (read-only)
`.docx`, `.doc`	Word Document Viewer (read-only)
`.xlsx`	Excel Viewer (read-only)
`.csv`, `.tsv`	CSV Viewer (read-only)