#writing

Markdown Word Counter

ChrisWiegman

Shows word and character counts for Markdown files, including frontmatter field breakdowns.

PlainText+ -- A little more useful.

cappworks

Plain text, plus lightweight outlines and simple highlights — all without changing how you write.

Proser — Make VSCode the ultimate writing app

titusdecali

Creative writing with local AI editor

Ren'Py Analytics

mikezilla

Structure folding, story-flow analysis, save-file safety checks, and writing metrics for Ren'Py projects. Companion to vscode-language-renpy and renpy-magic.

Markdown Region Buddy

alvinashcraft

Manage markdown regions — monikers, zone pivots, and tabs — with outlining, hover previews, focus commands, and optional background decorations. Built for Microsoft Learn content authors.

Anti-Slop

SkeinLLC

Flags AI-slop patterns in markdown and plain text: banned vocab, em dashes, negative parallelisms, rule of three, parataxis runs, and the rest.

Markdown Reading View

nittarab

A clean Medium/Substack-style reading layout for VS Code's built-in Markdown preview.

Prosedown

psuzzi

Rich, block-based WYSIWYG markdown editing in VS Code — tables, math, Mermaid, and rich diffs.

Yamlink Theme Family

Yamlink

VS Code color theme family for Yamlink — dark and light variants built for linked notes, wikilinks, frontmatter, and knowledge-graph workflows. Night, Ghost, Dawn, and Daywalker. Serious syntax highlighting for everyday development too.

TalePal — Writing Companion

11to1

A creative writing companion for VS Code — you create, AI assists. Local-first and private.

Markup AI

markupai

Markup AI in VS Code: a sidebar panel that checks the active document (or your selection), highlights issues in the editor, and applies suggestions inline.

Markdown Wise

debman

AI-powered grammar, spelling, and symbol checker for Markdown files.