MD Viewer

Real-time Markdown preview extension for Visual Studio Code with multiple viewing options.

Features

• Preview markdown files in real-time
• Multiple viewing options:
  • In the current window
  • Side-by-side split view
  • Floating window
  • New tab
• Syntax highlighting for code blocks
• Styled for readability

Usage

When editing a Markdown file (.md), you can preview it in several ways:

• Right-click in the editor and select one of the MD Viewer options
• Use keyboard shortcuts:
  • Ctrl+Shift+V (Cmd+Shift+V on Mac): Open preview in current window
  • Ctrl+K V (Cmd+K V on Mac): Open preview to side

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following commands:

• md-viewer.openPreview: Open preview in current window
• md-viewer.openPreviewToSide: Open preview in split view
• md-viewer.openFloatingPreview: Open preview in floating window
• md-viewer.openPreviewInNewTab: Open preview in new tab

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code v1.60.0 or higher

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "MD Viewer"
4. Click Install

Known Issues

• Images with relative paths may not display correctly in all preview modes

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release:

• Basic markdown preview functionality
• Multiple viewing options
• Syntax highlighting