Preview DOCX files directly in VS Code, edit them as Markdown, and automatically synchronize changes back to the original .docx using Pandoc.
Features
Preview .docx files directly in VS Code
Open .docx files as Markdown for editing
Automatically sync Markdown changes back to the original .docx
Convert between Markdown, DOCX, HTML, PDF and EPUB
Create new blank .docx documents
Automatically download Pandoc if it is not installed
Requirements
Converting .pdf files requires an installed PDF engine.
If Pandoc is not available on your system, the extension automatically downloads and installs a local copy on first use.
Screenshots
DOCX Preview
Open as Markdown
Convert to
Conversion
Usage
Click a .docx file in Explorer to open its preview.
Right-click a folder and choose New .docx.. to create a blank document.
Right-click a .docx file in Explorer.
Choose Open as Markdown.
Edit the generated .md file.
Save the file to write changes back to .docx.
The preview updates automatically whenever the .docx file changes.
Conversion
.docx -> .md, .pdf, .html, .epub
.md -> .docx, .pdf, .html, .epub
.html -> .md, .docx, .pdf, .epub
.epub -> .md, .docx, .html, .pdf
Notes
Temporary Markdown files are created alongside the source as .docx.md.
Opening a .docx file as Markdown creates a <document>.docx.md.assets folder containing extracted images and other embedded resources. Do not remove this folder while editing the Markdown file.
Newly created documents start as new-document.docx and can be renamed immediately.
Pandoc is automatically downloaded and installed locally if it is not already available.
