Markdown to Medium

A VS Code extension that copies the active Markdown document to your clipboard as Medium-ready rich HTML — ready to paste straight into the Medium editor with all heading styles, code blocks, and formatting intact.

Usage

1. Open a Markdown file.
2. Run Markdown to Medium: Copy as Medium HTML from the Command Palette, or click the $(clippy) Medium button in the status bar.
3. Paste into the Medium editor.

The command operates on the full in-memory document (unsaved edits included).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.90+
• Node.js ≥ 20 (bundled with VS Code on desktop — no separate install needed)
• Linux only: one of wl-clipboard (Wayland), xclip, or xsel must be installed for clipboard access

How it works

Powered by md-to-medium. HTML is written to the clipboard using OS-native tools so that the text/html MIME type is preserved — plain-text clipboard writes are rejected by Medium's editor.

Local install from VSIX

npm run package
code --install-extension markdown-to-medium-vscode-*.vsix

Installing a locally built VSIX bypasses the marketplace. VS Code may show an "extension is not from the marketplace" warning — this is expected when using a local build instead of the published version.

License

MIT, do what you will.