Volt Tools

A local VS Code toolbox. The first tool is a polished Markdown previewer that opens beside the normal VS Code Markdown editor.

Features

Markdown

• Auto-opens beside .md files.
• Renders CommonMark/GFM-style Markdown with clean typography, footnotes, callouts, math, Mermaid diagrams, and local images.
• Supports task checkboxes that write back to the Markdown source.
• Adds a table of contents, heading/source navigation, and reader width controls.
• Reuses one preview panel while switching Markdown files.
• Follows VS Code light and dark themes.

Settings

• voltTools.markdown.autoOpen
• voltTools.markdown.readerWidth
• voltTools.markdown.enableMath
• voltTools.markdown.enableMermaid
• voltTools.markdown.showTableOfContents
• voltTools.markdown.maxContentWidth

Development

npm install
npm run compile
npm test

Open this folder in VS Code and run the Run Volt Tools launch configuration to test in an Extension Development Host.