Markdown Preview Right Click
A VSCode extension that provides a side-by-side Markdown preview with right-click context menu integration using Chrome's rendering engine.
Features
- Real-time Markdown preview in a side panel
- Uses Chrome's rendering engine for accurate rendering
- Updates automatically as you type
- Clean, GitHub-style markdown styling
- Responsive design that works at different window sizes
Usage
- Open a Markdown (.md) file in VSCode
- Use one of these methods to open the preview:
- Click the "Open Preview" button in the editor title menu
- Use the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and search for "Open Preview"
- Right-click in the editor and select "Open Preview"
Requirements
- VSCode 1.85.0 or higher
- Node.js 14.x or higher
- npm or yarn
Installation
Method 1: Install from VSIX file
- Download the VSIX file from GitHub Releases
- Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X)
- Click on the "..." menu in the top-right corner of the Extensions view
- Select "Install from VSIX..."
- Navigate to the downloaded VSIX file and select it
- Restart VS Code if prompted
Method 2: Build from source
- Clone this repository
- Run
npm install to install dependencies
- Press F5 to open a new window with the extension loaded
- Open a Markdown file and use the "Markdown: Open Preview" command
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
markdown-preview-enhanced.previewOnRight : Show the preview on the right side (default: true)
Known Issues
- Initial preview load might take a moment as it starts a headless Chrome instance
- Some complex Markdown extensions might not be fully supported
Release Notes
0.1.0
Initial release with basic Markdown preview functionality
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