Useful Markdown Editor

Useful Markdown Editor is a custom VS Code editor for .md and .markdown files powered by Milkdown Crepe.

Features

• Rich markdown editing experience with GFM support
• Tables, code blocks, toolbar, link tooltip, list item controls, and LaTeX
• Image paste support that saves files into assets/ next to the current markdown file
• Real-time syncing with the underlying document

Usage

1. Open a .md or .markdown file.
2. VS Code opens it with Useful Markdown Editor (custom editor).
3. Paste images directly from clipboard to save and insert markdown links.

Development

From repository root:

npm run build

This builds both the webview app and extension bundle.

Packaging

From useful-markdown-editor/:

npm run package:vsix

This will:

1. Build the webview bundle.
2. Bundle extension code.
3. Copy webview assets into the extension package.
4. Create a .vsix file.

Publishing

1. Set publisher in package.json to your actual publisher ID.
2. Create a Personal Access Token with Marketplace manage scope.
3. Login once:

npx @vscode/vsce login <publisher-id>

4. Publish:

npm run publish:patch

You can also use publish:minor or publish:major.