mqpad

A WYSIWYG Markdown editor with Obsidian-style links and live mq query blocks, right inside VS Code.

mqpad demo: WYSIWYG editing, task lists, slash commands, and a live mq query block

mqpad opens your notes in a webview-based editor with two signature behaviors:

Obsidian-style links — type [[Some Note]] and the target file is created immediately (if it doesn't exist) and turned into a clickable link.
Live mq code blocks — a ```mq block runs its query against the document's current markdown and writes the result straight back into the note (as an adjacent ```mq-result fence, so it stays plain, diffable Markdown and round-trips on reopen). Blocks re-evaluate live as the rest of the document changes, not just when you leave the block.

File I/O goes through vscode.workspace.fs, so notes are regular files in your workspace — no separate vault storage to sync.

Usage

mqpad: Open (command palette) — opens the mqpad panel rooted at the configured vault folder (see Settings below).
Open in mqpad (Explorer context menu, on .md/.markdown files) — opens that file directly in the mqpad custom editor, even without a vault configured.

Slash commands (/) for headings, lists, tables, blockquotes, code blocks, Mermaid diagrams, math blocks, and mq query blocks.
A formatting toolbar and command palette (Cmd/Ctrl+K) for file/folder creation, mode toggles, and theming.
Markdown source mode (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+M) and focus mode (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Enter).
GFM tables, task lists, Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math, and a frontmatter editor.
A collapsible folder tree (Markdown files only) with drag-and-drop and pinned notes.
16 themes, plus typography/page-width/text-direction settings.
External change detection — if a note changes on disk while open (an AI CLI agent, another editor, git pull, …), mqpad reloads it automatically when there are no unsaved edits, or prompts you to reload-from-disk/keep-your-edits when there are.

mqpad.vaultPath — folder mqpad treats as its vault root, relative to the workspace folder. Empty means the workspace root.

See the mqpad repository for the full feature list, screenshots, and the shared editor's architecture across the web app and this extension.

MIT — see LICENSE.