Markdown Viewer

A powerful VSCode extension that provides enhanced markdown viewing and editing capabilities with syntax highlighting and live preview.

🌟 Features

• Preview Mode (Default): Opens markdown files in a beautiful rendered preview
• Edit Mode: Full-featured markdown editor with live preview
• Syntax Highlighting: Code blocks with proper syntax highlighting using highlight.js
• Toggle Mode: Easy switching between preview and edit modes
• Modern UI: Clean, VSCode-themed interface with dark/light mode support
• Live Updates: Real-time preview updates as you type
• Custom Editor: Seamlessly integrates as the default markdown editor

📹 Demo

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install the extension
2. Open any .md file - it will automatically open in preview mode
3. Use the toolbar buttons to:
   • Preview button: Open pure preview mode
   • Toggle button: Switch between preview-only and edit+preview modes

🎯 Commands

• Markdown Viewer: Open Preview - Open file in preview mode
• Markdown Viewer: Toggle Preview/Edit Mode - Switch between modes

🔧 Features in Detail

Syntax Highlighting

Supports syntax highlighting for:

• JavaScript/TypeScript
• Python
• JSON
• HTML/CSS
• And many more languages via highlight.js

Responsive Design

• Dark/Light theme compatibility
• Proper table styling with borders and hover effects
• Code blocks with padding and shadows
• Clean typography optimized for reading

Editing Experience

• Split-screen edit and preview
• Live updates as you type
• Debounced saving for performance
• Full markdown syntax support

📋 Requirements

• VSCode 1.74.0 or higher
• No additional dependencies required

⚙️ Configuration

The extension works out of the box with no configuration needed. It automatically:

• Sets itself as the default editor for .md files
• Opens markdown files in preview mode
• Provides toolbar buttons for mode switching

🐛 Known Issues

Please report issues on our GitHub repository.

📝 Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release featuring:

• Preview mode for markdown files
• Edit mode with live preview
• Syntax highlighting support
• Toggle functionality between modes
• Modern UI design with theme support
• Default markdown editor integration

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request on GitHub.

📄 License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

Enjoy enhanced markdown editing and previewing! 🎉