Better Open in Marked2

A VS Code extension that opens Markdown and AsciiDoc files in Marked 2 for preview.

Features

• Editor title button - One-click access when viewing supported files
• Keyboard shortcut - Press Cmd+Shift+M to open in Marked 2
• Context menus - Right-click in editor or file explorer
• Open folders - Open entire folders in Marked 2 for navigation
• Status bar indicator - Shows when editing supported files
• Auto-save - Automatically saves file before opening (configurable)
• Supports Markdown: .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd
• Supports AsciiDoc: .adoc, .asciidoc (requires Marked 2 custom processor)

Requirements

• macOS (Marked 2 is macOS-only)
• Marked 2 installed

Usage

1. Open a Markdown or AsciiDoc file in VS Code
2. Use any of these methods:
   • Click the eye icon in the editor title bar
   • Press Cmd+Shift+M
   • Right-click in the editor and select "Open in Marked 2"
   • Right-click a file in the explorer and select "Open in Marked 2"
   • Click "Marked 2" in the status bar
3. To open a folder: Right-click on any folder in the explorer and select "Open Folder in Marked 2"

Configuration

Example

If you installed Marked 2 in a custom location:

{
  "openInMarked2.appPath": "/Users/yourname/Applications/Marked 2.app"
}

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the extension
npm run build

# Watch for changes
npm run build:watch

# Package for distribution
npm run package

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Better Open in Marked 2"
4. Click Install

From VSIX

code --install-extension vscode-open-in-marked2-1.0.0.vsix

Publishing

Manual Publishing via GitHub Actions

1. Go to Actions → Publish Extension
2. Click Run workflow
3. Select version bump type (patch, minor, major)
4. Click Run workflow

The workflow will:

• Bump the version in package.json
• Build and publish to VS Code Marketplace
• Create a GitHub release with the VSIX file

Required Secret

Add VSCE_PAT secret to your repository:

1. Go to Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
2. Add a new secret named VSCE_PAT with your Personal Access Token

License

MIT - see LICENSE for details