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VSCode preview markdown by default


99.999999999% of my work with markdown files is reading. Can I enable preview mode by default for this files?


Solution

  • I tried this in VS Code 1.48.1

    Method 1

    Open a markdown (*.md) file, then open the Command Palette and select >View: Reopen Editor With... > Markdown Preview (Experimental).

    Method 2

    Add these lines to your settings.json file

    {
        // your other settings ...
        "workbench.editorAssociations": [
            {
                "viewType": "vscode.markdown.preview.editor",
                "filenamePattern": "*.md"
            }
        ],
    }
    

    Method 3

    I am using VS Code 1.61.2 this worked, as I also had some other mappings in the settings.json

    {
        // your other settings ...
        "workbench.editorAssociations": [
            {
                "*.md": "vscode.markdown.preview.editor"
            }
        ],
    }
    

    Method 4

    VSCode team change this configuration, I'm using v1.63.2

    {
        "workbench.editorAssociations": {   
            "*.md": "vscode.markdown.preview.editor",
        }
    }