Markdown Helpers
VS CodeTypeScriptMarkdownDeveloper ToolsMermaid
Markdown Helpers is a VS Code extension for treating markdown as working source material instead of only static prose. It combines workspace discovery, a dedicated preview panel, editor-side path intelligence, fenced code block extraction, and readable wrapping defaults into one markdown-heavy workflow.
- Source: byronwall/vsc-markdown-helpers
Workflow
Markdown Helpers is designed for repos where markdown documents contain file references, runnable snippets, diagrams, and operational notes:
- Discovers markdown and markdown-like files across the workspace.
- Provides a dedicated preview panel with file picker, outline, and bounded reading width.
- Resolves local file, folder, line, column, and range references from source and preview.
- Adds hover previews for resolved local targets.
- Extracts fenced code blocks into untitled editors for inspection or execution.
- Enhances preview rendering for code blocks, tables, Mermaid diagrams, front matter, and path tokens.
Highlights
- Recent Markdown activity-bar tree
- Changed-since-base filtering for markdown review
- Dedicated preview UI with local-link handling
- Code block actions in editor and preview
- Markdown-like extension support for
.prompt.md,.instructions.md, and similar files