Markdown InPlace
Renders Markdown syntax in place inside the editor — in code comments (// ..., # ..., /* ... */, etc.) and .md files — without opening a separate preview pane.
Supported Syntax
| Syntax |
Rendered as |
**bold** __bold__ |
bold |
*italic* _italic_ |
italic |
***bold italic*** |
bold + italic |
`code` |
monospace + background |
~~strikethrough~~ |
strikethrough |
# Heading … ###### Heading |
scaled + bold (optional uppercase) |
[text](https://github.com/gnoays/markdown-inplace/blob/HEAD/URL) |
link color + underline, Ctrl+click to open (supports relative paths ./foo.md, heading anchors #section, ./foo.md#section, and titled links (URL "title")) |
--- *** ___ |
horizontal rule |
- item / 1. item |
bullet / numbered list |
- [ ] / - [x] |
task list (checkbox) |
> quote |
left-edge vertical bar |
| Markdown table |
column-aligned display (assumes monospace font) |
```lang fenced code block |
code background + syntax highlighting |
Rust doc comments (///, //!, /** ... */, /*! ... */) are treated as Markdown body.
In .md files, the entire file is decorated — not just comments (markdownInplace.renderMarkdownFile, default ON).
Unsupported Syntax
Due to the nature of inline editor rendering, the following are displayed as plain text:
| Syntax |
Status |
Images  |
Partial — no inline image display, but hover shows a preview (markdownInplace.hoverImageMaxWidth, default 300 px) |
Mermaid / diagrams (```mermaid) |
Not supported (rendered as a code block) |
Math (LaTeX $...$ / $$...$$) |
Not supported |
Inline HTML (<div> etc.) |
Not supported (shown as-is) |
Footnotes [^1] / reference links [text][ref] |
Not supported |
| Bare URL auto-linking |
Not supported ([text](https://github.com/gnoays/markdown-inplace/blob/HEAD/URL) form only) |
Visual Behavior
- Marker hiding: Markers such as
**, *, `, ~~, # are visually hidden by default (markdownInplace.hideMarkers).
Markers on the cursor line are always shown for easy editing.
- Headings: Font size scales across 6 levels (h1–h6) with bold styling.
markdownInplace.headingUppercase (default OFF) enables uppercase display.
- Links: Only the
text part of [text](https://github.com/gnoays/markdown-inplace/blob/HEAD/url) is colored and underlined.
Ctrl+click (or Cmd+click on Mac) opens the target. Absolute URLs (http(s), mailto), relative paths (./foo.md, ../bar.ts), and heading anchors (#section, ./foo.md#section) are all supported. GitHub-style slugs are used to resolve heading targets.
- Fenced code blocks: Opening and closing fences are not hidden; only body lines get a code background.
A virtual trailing space is added to short lines to approximate the block's full width.
Disable with markdownInplace.renderFencedCodeBackground (default ON).
- Tables: Detects
| name | value | + | --- | --- | format and adds virtual padding to align columns.
Lines under the cursor or selection retain near-raw display for easy editing.
Known Limitations
- Table column alignment assumes a monospace font. If columns look misaligned, disable with
markdownInplace.renderTables.
Commands
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) to toggle features. All other settings are available under markdownInplace.* in VS Code settings.
Toggle Markdown InPlace — enable / disable the extensionToggle Marker Hiding (Markdown InPlace) — show / hide **, *, ` etc.Toggle Markdown File Rendering (Markdown InPlace) — enable / disable decoration of .md files
The display language (English / Japanese / Chinese) follows VS Code's UI language.
License
MIT License — see the LICENSE file. Copyright (c) 2026 gnoays.
