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OpenMD

OpenMD

Auttapong Tura

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Quickly open Markdown files in browser or preview panel with right-click
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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🚀 OpenMD

Quickly open Markdown files in your browser or VS Code preview panel with a right-click!

✨ Features

  • 🌐 Open in Browser - Open Markdown in your default browser instantly
  • 👁️ Open in Preview - View in VS Code side panel (side-by-side editing)
  • 🎨 Syntax Highlighting - Beautiful code highlighting for all languages
  • 🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Diagrams - Render flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more
  • ✅ Task Lists - Interactive checkboxes with GitHub-style - [x] syntax
  • ⚠️ GitHub Alerts - Support for [!NOTE], [!TIP], [!WARNING], [!CAUTION], [!IMPORTANT]
  • 😄 Emoji Shortcodes - Convert :wave: → 👋, :rocket: → 🚀, :fire: → 🔥
  • 🌓 Dark Mode Toggle - Switch between Light ☀️, Dark 🌙, and Auto 💻 themes
  • 🎨 Theme Toggle in Preview - Choose between VS Code theme 🎨, Light ☀️, or Dark 🌙
  • 📋 Copy Code Button - One-click copy for all code blocks
  • 🔗 Anchor Links - Clickable heading links for easy navigation
  • ⚡ Lightning Fast - No waiting, click and it's open

📦 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "OpenMD"
  4. Click Install

From Open VSX Registry

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
  3. Click ... → Install from VSIX
  4. Download from Open VSX

From VSIX File

  1. Download the openmd-0.1.4.vsix file from Releases
  2. Open VS Code
  3. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
  4. Click ... → Install from VSIX
  5. Select the downloaded .vsix file

🚀 Usage

Method 1: Right-click on File

  1. In the Explorer, right-click any .md file
  2. Choose:
    • Open in Browser 🌐 - Opens in your default browser
    • Open in Preview 👁️ - Opens in VS Code panel

Method 2: Right-click in Editor

  1. Open a Markdown file in the editor
  2. Right-click on the content
  3. Select the same menu options as Method 1

📝 Example Markdown

## Mermaid Diagram
\`\`\`mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[Start] --> B{Decision}
    B -->|Yes| C[Success]
    B -->|No| D[Retry]
\`\`\`

## GitHub Alerts
> [!NOTE]
> This is a note!

> [!TIP]
> Here's a helpful tip 💡

## Task List
- [x] Install OpenMD
- [ ] Write documentation
- [ ] Share with friends :rocket:

## Emoji
Hello :wave: Welcome! :fire: :sparkles:

📝 License

MIT © Auttapong Tura

🤝 Contributing

Want to contribute? See our Development Guide for setup instructions.


Enjoy! If you like this extension, please consider starring ⭐ the repo!

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