Automatically open Markdown preview whenever a Markdown file becomes active, with a built-in kill switch to stop auto-open when you want to focus on source editing.
Features
- Opens VS Code's built-in Markdown preview automatically on active Markdown files
- Uses side-by-side preview by default
- Includes a kill switch to disable auto-open
- Includes commands to re-enable and toggle the behavior later
- Persists the enabled/disabled state in the current workspace
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Markdown Preview On Open: Kill Auto-Open |
Disable future automatic preview opening |
Markdown Preview On Open: Enable Auto-Open |
Re-enable automatic preview opening |
Markdown Preview On Open: Toggle Auto-Open |
Switch auto-open on or off |
Behavior
- Markdown-only: the extension reacts to documents whose language is
markdown - Preview uses VS Code's native
Markdown: Open Preview to the Sidebehavior - The kill switch only disables future auto-open events; it does not close existing preview panes
Notes
This extension is intentionally narrow and lightweight. It is meant to be the quick "open preview for me" helper for people who read Markdown more often than they author it.