Print2Paper4VSCode

Print or save any code file as a syntax-highlighted PDF with one keystroke. Live preview, light Shiki themes optimized for printing, every page size you would actually use.

Features

• One-keystroke print: hit Opt/Alt+P in any editor to open a live PDF preview
• Light-colored Shiki themes curated for easy printing — defaults to your active VS Code theme
• Vector PDF output via jsPDF: scalable, crisp, never rasterized
• Markdown files render in raw mode (syntax-highlighted source) or render mode (HTML preview)
• Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux

Usage

Three ways to invoke this extension on the active editor:

• Press Opt/Alt+P
• Right-click in the editor and choose Print2Paper
• Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and run Print: Print2Paper

A preview panel opens beside your editor. The toolbar gives you live control over page size, orientation, margins, zoom, font size, header/footer, and theme — changes render instantly.

The only VS Code setting this extension uses is the keyboard shortcut, which you can rebind via About menu → Shortcut.

Toolbar tour

Print menu — save to disk, send to your default printer, or open the system print dialog.

Page menu — page size, orientation, margins, and header/footer content.

Theme menu — light Shiki themes curated for print legibility.

Text menu — font size from 8 px to 48 px.

Zoom menu — 50% to 300%, Fit Width, or Fit Page.

Markdown mode menu — only appears for .md files. Toggle between syntax-highlighted source and rendered HTML.

About menu — version, links, and your current keyboard shortcut.

Platform support

• macOS: AppleScript-driven Preview integration plus direct print to the default printer
• Windows: PowerShell-driven System.Windows.Forms.PrintDialog with structured handling for missing printers, missing PDF readers, and other failure modes
• Linux: CUPS detection plus viewer selection (Okular, Evince, and other common PDF viewers)

Known limitations

• jsPDF ships with three font families: Courier, Helvetica, and Times. Themes that rely on other fonts fall back to the closest match
• Very large files may render slowly; splitting into smaller files is the recommended workaround
• Webview-style files (custom previews, notebooks, image editors) are not supported as print targets

Source code and contributing

This extension is open source. Bug reports and pull requests are welcome at p2p4vsc.support.

About Applied Media

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License

Released under the Code Transparency v1 license.