FileMark
PR-style inline comments for any file — no repo required.
FileMark brings the familiar GitHub pull-request review experience into VS Code for any file — LaTeX, Markdown, Python, JavaScript, plain text, anything. Add comment threads directly on selected text, persist them across sessions, and export them as structured Markdown for review or AI processing.
Features
- Inline comment threads on any selected text in any file type
- Persists across sessions — comments survive closing and reopening VS Code
- Export to Markdown — generates a
.feedback.md file next to each annotated source file, structured for easy downstream processing
- Gutter button — click
+ in the margin to add a comment without leaving the keyboard
- Keyboard shortcut —
Ctrl+Alt+F to add a comment at the current selection
- Works everywhere —
.tex, .md, .py, .js, .txt, .r, and any other text file
Usage
- Select text in any file
- Press
Ctrl+Alt+F (or right-click → Add FileMark Comment)
- Type your feedback and click Submit Feedback
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) → FileMark: Export Feedback to Markdown
A .feedback.md file is written next to each annotated source file and opened in a side-by-side view.
Other shortcuts
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Add comment |
Ctrl+Alt+F |
Toggle gutter + button |
Ctrl+Alt+G |
| Export all comments |
Command Palette → FileMark: Export Feedback to Markdown |
| Clear all comments |
Command Palette → FileMark: Clear All Comments |
# Feedback: chapter01.tex
File: `/path/to/chapter01.tex`
Exported: 2026-06-04 14:32:00
---
## Comment 1 (lines 21–23)
**Selected text:**
The degree of a vertex v is the number of edges...
**Feedback:** This definition needs a clarifying example.
---
Pass the .feedback.md file to your AI assistant, a collaborator, or a custom script to process the feedback.
Why FileMark?
| Tool |
Requires repo/PR |
Works on any file |
Exports to Markdown |
Persists locally |
| FileMark |
✗ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| GitHub PR Comments |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
| CodeTour |
✗ |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Todo Tree |
✗ |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Bookmarks |
✗ |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
Support
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License
MIT
