This is an extension designed to intuitively handle PDF and image files within VS Code. It offers a variety of features, including PDF merging, splitting, and trimming, mutual conversion of image formats, PDF conversion of Draw.io files, and LaTeX code generation using Gemini AI.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
This is an extension designed to intuitively handle PDF and image files within VS Code.
It offers a variety of features, including PDF merging, splitting, and trimming, mutual conversion of image formats, PDF conversion of Draw.io files, and LaTeX code generation using Gemini AI.
Demo
Features
PDF Operations
Crop: Crops the margins of the selected PDF file.
Split: Splits the selected PDF file into single-page PDFs.
Merge: Merges multiple selected PDF files into one.
Convert to Image: Converts PDF files to PNG, JPEG, or SVG format.
Image & Draw.io Operations
Convert to PDF: Converts PNG, JPEG, or SVG files to PDF format.
Convert Draw.io to PDF: Converts Draw.io files (.drawio, .dio) to PDF. Each tab is exported as a separate PDF.
LaTeX Code Generation
Insert from PDF: Drag and drop a PDF file into a LaTeX document to automatically insert the corresponding LaTeX code.
Insert from Image: Paste an image from the clipboard into LaTeX to automatically insert the LaTeX code and save the image file.
Gemini AI: Uses Gemini AI to generate LaTeX code (equations, tables, etc.) from an image on the clipboard.
Installation
You can install this extension in one of the following ways:
Visual Studio Code Marketplace:
Search for "LaTeX Graphics Helper" in the Extensions Marketplace within VS Code and install it.
Visual Studio Code Marketplace
Open VSX Registry:
It can also be installed from Open VSX, an alternative marketplace for VS Code.
Open VSX
Required Tools
Draw.io: The Draw.io desktop application is required to convert Draw.io files (.drawio, .dio) to PDF. Download it from Draw.io.
pdfcrop: The PDF cropping feature requires pdfcrop. It is usually included with TeX Live or MiKTeX.
pdftocairo: The feature to convert PDFs to images requires pdftocairo. It is usually included with Poppler utilities.
Google Chrome: Google Chrome is required to convert SVG to PDF.
Gemini AI: A Gemini API key is required to use the Gemini AI feature. Obtain one from Google AI Studio.
