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Markdown Bullet Helper

Markdown Bullet Helper

Aryan Prakhar

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9 installs
| (1) | Free
Quickly add bullet points to selected text in Markdown with a right-click.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Markdown Bullet Helper

A simple and efficient VS Code extension that adds bullet points to selected text in Markdown files with just a right-click.

✨ Features

  • Quick bullet formatting: Select text and right-click to instantly add bullet points
  • Smart detection: Automatically skips lines that already have bullets, headers, or numbered lists
  • Preserves formatting: Maintains indentation and existing structure
  • Markdown-focused: Only activates in Markdown files for better performance

🚀 Usage

  1. Open any Markdown file (.md)
  2. Select the text you want to format
  3. Right-click and choose "Add Bullet Points"
  4. Or use Ctrl+Shift+P and search for "Add Bullet Points"

💡 Common Issues & Solutions

Extension Not Working

  1. Check file type: Make sure you're working with a .md file
  2. Select text first: The extension requires text selection to work
  3. Restart VS Code: Sometimes a restart resolves activation issues

📋 Example

Before:

Write better documentation
Improve code readability
Add more tests
Review pull requests

After:

- Write better documentation
- Improve code readability
- Add more tests
- Review pull requests

🔧 Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code 1.74.0 or higher
  • Markdown files (.md extension)

📝 Release Notes

1.0.0 - Initial Release

  • Add bullet points to selected text
  • Context menu integration
  • Command palette support
  • Smart formatting detection

🐛 Issues & Feedback

Found a bug or have a feature request? Feel free to report it!


Enjoy writing better Markdown! 🎉

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