MdViewer

Preview Markdown files quickly inside VS Code.

Features

• Command: Markdown Viewer: Open File
• Right-click .md in Explorer and open directly from the context menu
• Open selected Markdown in an in-extension preview panel
• Commands: Markdown Viewer: Zoom In, Markdown Viewer: Zoom Out, Markdown Viewer: Reset Zoom
• Zoom shortcut in preview: Cmd + Mouse Wheel (macOS), Ctrl + Mouse Wheel (Windows/Linux)

Extension Settings

• mdviewerext.openToSide: Open Markdown preview in side editor.
• mdviewerext.preserveFocus: Keep focus in current editor after opening preview.

Scripts

• npm run compile: Compile TypeScript
• npm run watch: Watch and compile on changes
• npm run lint: Run ESLint
• npm test: Run extension tests

Run locally

1. Install dependencies: npm install
2. Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host
3. Open using either:
   • Explorer right-click on a .md file -> Markdown Viewer: Open File
   • Command Palette -> Markdown Viewer: Open File

Publish

1. Install VSCE globally: npm i -g @vscode/vsce
2. Login once: vsce login michaelsam94
3. Publish: vsce publish