Enhanced markdown notes directly in your sidebar with improved features and cloud sync support.
✨ Enhanced Features
- Multiple pages with easy navigation
- GitHub Flavored Markdown Support
- Auto-save functionality with configurable intervals
- Cloud sync support for seamless collaboration
- Advanced backup system with restore capabilities
- Improved conflict resolution for multi-device usage
- Custom storage locations (workspace or custom path)
- The notes are saved automatically as you type
🚀 What's Better
This is an enhanced fork of the original sidebar-markdown-notes with:
- Better cloud synchronization
- Enhanced backup and restore features
- Improved storage management
- Better conflict handling for multi-device setups
- More configuration options
📥 Importing Notes
From the Old Extension
If you're migrating from the original sidebar-markdown-notes extension:
- Automatic Recovery: The extension automatically scans for and recovers your old notes
- Multiple Recovery Methods:
- Scans VSCode's global storage locations
- Checks workspace
.vscode folders for backup files
- Looks for common export file names
- Searches multiple possible data formats
- Seamless Import: Old notes appear directly in the import dialog - no manual steps needed!
From Markdown Files
Import existing markdown files from your workspace:
- Click the "Import Notes" button in the sidebar
- The extension will scan your workspace for
.md files
- Select which files you want to import
- Handle any conflicts (skip, replace, or merge)
- Your notes will be imported and ready to use
- Standard Markdown files (
.md, .markdown)
- Old extension JSON format
- Multiple pages from single files
- Task lists and checkboxes
- Code blocks and formatting
Available Configurations
better-sidebar-markdown-notes.leftMargin: Adds a left margin to the entire view so it aligns with other content in the sidebar.better-sidebar-markdown-notes.storage.location: Choose between workspace or custom storage locationbetter-sidebar-markdown-notes.storage.customPath: Set a custom path for note storagebetter-sidebar-markdown-notes.storage.autoSave: Enable/disable auto-save functionalitybetter-sidebar-markdown-notes.storage.autoSaveInterval: Configure auto-save interval (100-10000ms)
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