Markdown Tree Generator

Generate a clean, README-friendly Markdown directory tree for any folder directly from Visual Studio Code.

Unlike other tree generators, Markdown Tree Generator supports a project-specific .dirtreeignore file, allowing you to exclude folders from the generated output without modifying your VS Code settings.

Features

• 🌳 Generate a Markdown directory tree from any folder.
• 📁 Right-click a folder in the Explorer and generate its structure.
• 🚫 Ignore folders using a .dirtreeignore file.
• 📄 Output is formatted as a Markdown text code block, perfect for README files.
• 🔤 Directories are listed before files.
• 🔠 Alphabetically sorted output.
• 🎯 Supports ignoring:
  • Folder names anywhere in the tree
  • Specific paths relative to the selected folder

Example

Given the following project:

MyProject/
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/
│   └── models/
├── node_modules/
├── dist/
├── package.json
├── README.md
└── .dirtreeignore

.dirtreeignore

node_modules
dist

Generated output:

# Directory Tree

```text
MyProject/
├── package.json
├── README.md
└── src/
    ├── controllers/
    └── models/
```