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Markdown Preview Context Menu

Markdown Preview Context Menu

Takashi Hishiki

| (0) | Free
Preview Markdown files from the right-click menu in the editor or in the Explorer.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Markdown Preview Context Menu

Preview Markdown files directly from the right-click menu — no need to open the file first.

Features

  • Right-click a .md file while it's open in the editor and choose Preview Markdown to open its preview.
  • Right-click a .md file in the Explorer and choose Preview Markdown to open its preview without switching tabs.

Usage

  1. Right-click on a Markdown file (in the editor or in the Explorer).
  2. Select Preview Markdown from the context menu.
  3. The built-in Markdown preview opens for that file.

Requirements

No additional setup is required. This extension relies on the Markdown preview built into Visual Studio Code.

Extension Settings

This extension does not contribute any settings.

Known Issues

None at this time.

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release: adds a Preview Markdown entry to the editor and Explorer context menus for Markdown files.

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