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Omnicore Markdown Viewer

Omnicore Markdown Viewer

Omnicore

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Rich markdown preview with Mermaid diagrams, OmniWare wireframes, interactive tables (Tabulator.js), and PrismJS syntax highlighting
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Omnicore Markdown Viewer

A feature-rich markdown preview for VS Code with Mermaid diagrams, OmniWare wireframes, interactive tables, and PrismJS syntax highlighting.

Features

Rich Markdown Preview

  • Full HTML support with DOMPurify sanitization
  • GitHub-Flavored Markdown via the marked library
  • Dark mode that automatically follows your VS Code theme

Mermaid Diagrams

Render all Mermaid diagram types directly in the preview. Click the maximize button to open a diagram in a full-screen popup with pan (click & drag) and zoom (scroll wheel) controls.

```mermaid
graph TD
    A[Start] --> B[Process]
    B --> C[End]
```

OmniWare Wireframes

Render OmniWare DSL wireframes inline. Supports .ow files and omniware code blocks within markdown. Includes popup view with PDF export.

```omniware
page "Login" {
  header "Welcome Back"
  input "Email"
  input "Password" type=password
  button "Sign In"
}
```

Interactive Tables

Markdown tables automatically get a maximize button. Click it to open an interactive view powered by Tabulator.js with:

  • Column sorting and filtering
  • Pagination (25, 50, 100, 200 rows)
  • Movable and resizable columns
  • Export to CSV and JSON

Syntax Highlighting

PrismJS with the Solarized Light theme highlights code blocks in 11+ languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C/C++, C#, CSS, HTML, JSON, Bash, and SQL. Each code block includes a copy-to-clipboard button.

Search

Press Ctrl+F in the preview to open the search panel with real-time highlighting, match counter, and prev/next navigation.

Table of Contents

Auto-generated from all document headers (H1-H6) with hierarchical indentation. Click any entry to jump to that section.

Zoom

Zoom the preview from 50% to 200% using toolbar buttons, keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Plus / Ctrl+Minus), or Ctrl+Scroll.

Export

  • PDF - Export the rendered preview via the browser print dialog
  • Word (DOCX) - Export to a styled Word document with headings, colors, borders, and page numbers

Formatting Commands

Quickly format markdown text in the editor:

Command Shortcut Description
Toggle Bold Ctrl+B Wrap selection with **
Toggle Italic Ctrl+I Wrap selection with *
Toggle Code Command Palette Wrap with backticks or code fences
Toggle List Command Palette Add/remove - list markers
Remove Formatting Command Palette Strip all markdown formatting

Recent Files Sidebar

A dedicated panel in the activity bar tracks your last 100 opened files. Right-click entries to open the containing folder or copy the file path. Supports individual delete and clear all.

Supported File Types

Extension Type
.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, .mkdn Markdown
.mmd, .mermaid Mermaid Diagram
.ow OmniWare Wireframe

Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Windows / Linux Mac
Open Preview Ctrl+Shift+V Cmd+Shift+V
Open Preview to Side Ctrl+K V Cmd+K V
Toggle Bold Ctrl+B Cmd+B
Toggle Italic Ctrl+I Cmd+I
Search (in preview) Ctrl+F Cmd+F
Zoom In Ctrl+Plus Cmd+Plus
Zoom Out Ctrl+Minus Cmd+Minus
Reset Zoom Ctrl+0 Cmd+0

Commands

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type Omnicore to see all available commands:

  • Omnicore: Open Preview - Open preview in current panel
  • Omnicore: Open Preview to the Side - Open preview in a side panel
  • Omnicore: Export to PDF - Export preview as PDF
  • Omnicore: Export to Word - Export preview as DOCX
  • Omnicore: Toggle Bold / Italic / Code / List - Format selected text
  • Omnicore: Remove Formatting - Strip markdown formatting from selection

What Makes This Different

Feature Omnicore VS Code Built-in
Mermaid Diagrams Full rendering + pan/zoom popup Not supported
OmniWare Wireframes Full rendering + popup + PDF Not supported
Interactive Tables Sorting, filtering, export Static only
In-preview Search Highlighting + navigation Not available
Table of Contents Clickable panel Outline view only
Zoom 50%-200% + mouse wheel Not available
Export PDF + Word (DOCX) Not available
Code Copy Buttons One-click copy Manual selection
Formatting Shortcuts Bold, italic, code, list Not available

Requirements

  • VS Code 1.85.0 or later

License

MIT

Credits

Developed by Omnicore

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