Markdown Calendar for VS Code

A Visual Studio Code extension that provides a sidebar calendar for creating and managing daily markdown files.

Features

• 📅 Sidebar calendar with easy date navigation
• 📝 Automatically creates and opens daily markdown files
• 🎯 Highlights today's date for quick reference
• 🎨 Integrates with VS Code's theme
• ⚡ Quick "Go to Today" navigation
• 🔧 Configurable file path patterns

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Press Ctrl+P / Cmd+P
3. Type ext install markdown-calendar

Usage

1. Click the calendar icon in the activity bar (sidebar)
2. Navigate between months using the arrow buttons
3. Click any date to create/open a markdown file for that date
4. Use the "Go to Today" button to quickly return to the current date

Creating Files

When you click a date, the extension will:

• Create a new markdown file if it doesn't exist
• Open an existing file if it already exists
• Follow your configured file path pattern
• Add a basic header with the date

File Path Configuration

You can customize how the markdown files are organized using the following patterns:

• YYYY - Four digit year (e.g., 2024)
• YY - Two digit year (e.g., 24)
• MM - Two digit month (e.g., 01-12)
• DD - Two digit day (e.g., 01-31)

Default pattern: YYYY/MM/DD.md

Example patterns:

• YYYY/MM/DD.md → 2024/03/15.md
• diary/YYYY/MM/DD.md → diary/2024/03/15.md
• journal-YYYY-MM-DD.md → journal-2024-03-15.md

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• markdownCalendar.filePathPattern: Pattern for markdown file paths
  • Default: YYYY/MM/DD.md
  • Example: diary/YYYY/MM/DD.md

To change settings:

1. Open VS Code settings (Ctrl+, / Cmd+,)
2. Search for "Markdown Calendar"
3. Edit the "File Path Pattern" setting

Or add to your settings.json:

{
    "markdownCalendar.filePathPattern": "YYYY/MM/DD.md"
}