Vector Markdown
Part of the Vector extension family.
Enterprise-branded Markdown preview themes, plus one-click export to PDF, HTML, and DOCX — cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux).
Why
Markdown is the default authoring format for engineering docs, but sharing those docs with business stakeholders usually means manually converting and reformatting them. Vector Markdown gives teams:
- A branded preview (logo, company name, corporate color themes) so internal docs look consistent with company standards, out of the box.
- A way to bring your own theme via plain CSS for teams with stricter brand guidelines.
- Right-click export to PDF, HTML, or DOCX, so handing a doc to a non-technical stakeholder takes one click.
Features
- 4 built-in preview themes:
default, corporate-light, corporate-dark, minimal.
- Brand color/font tokens — set primary/secondary/tertiary color and font family as plain settings, no CSS required, and they override whichever built-in theme is active.
- Custom theme support via any CSS file, for teams that need full control.
- Company logo + name injected into the corporate themes' header/footer.
- GitHub-style admonitions (
> [!NOTE], [!TIP], [!IMPORTANT], [!WARNING], [!CAUTION]), colored per severity using the active brand tokens.
- Native VS Code preview support —
Ctrl+Shift+V also gets Vector Markdown's admonition rendering and theme-kind-aware styling, no extra command needed.
- Export to PDF (via a local Chrome/Edge install — no bundled browser), HTML, and DOCX.
- DOCX export prefers Pandoc when installed (best fidelity), and automatically falls back to a pure-JS converter with zero extra installs when Pandoc isn't found.
- Context menu entries on
.md files in both the editor and the Explorer.
See USAGE.md for detailed setup, commands, and configuration reference.
Requirements
| Feature |
Requirement |
| Preview, HTML export |
None |
| PDF export |
A local install of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge |
| DOCX export (best fidelity) |
Pandoc on PATH (optional — falls back automatically) |
Quick start
- Install the extension.
- Open any
.md file.
- Run Vector Markdown: Open Preview from the Command Palette (or the preview icon in the editor toolbar).
- Run Vector Markdown: Select Preview Theme to switch themes.
- Right-click the file (in the editor or Explorer) → Vector → Vector Markdown: Export as PDF / HTML / DOCX.
Acknowledgments
Built on markdown-it,
sanitize-html,
html-to-docx, and
puppeteer-core /
chrome-launcher.
DOCX export prefers Pandoc when it's installed.
License
MIT
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