Markdown Notes

A VS Code extension for keeping markdown notes in a sidebar panel with a WYSIWYG or raw markdown editor.

Features

Sidebar panel — notes live in the activity bar, always one click away
List view — browse all your .md files in the configured notes folder
WYSIWYG editor — powered by Toast UI Editor; switch between rich-text and raw markdown modes at any time
Auto-save — notes are saved automatically after a configurable delay
Image support — paste or insert images directly into notes
File watcher — the list updates automatically when notes are added or removed outside VS Code
Context menu — right-click inside the editor for quick actions (links, formatting, etc.)
Command and terminal links — Add links that trigger a vscode command or something in the terminal

Install the extension.
Click the Markdown Notes icon in the activity bar.
Open settings (markdownNotes.notesFolder) and set the folder where your notes are stored.
Click the + button in the panel header to create your first note.

Commands are available via the panel toolbar icons and the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`markdownNotes.notesFolder`	`string`	`""`	Absolute path to the folder where notes are stored. Use `~` for the home directory.
`markdownNotes.autoSave`	`boolean`	`true`	Automatically save notes while typing.
`markdownNotes.autoSaveDelay`	`number`	`1000`	Milliseconds to wait after the last keystroke before saving (200–10000).

VS Code 1.85.0 or later.