Markdown Editor installs statistics
By zaaack · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
A full-featured WYSIWYG editor for markdown.
Markdown Editor has 231,507 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1367 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 37 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.51 / 5 from 37 ratings
About Markdown Editor
Markdown Editor — A full-featured WYSIWYG editor for markdown
Demo
Features
1. What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) 2. Auto sync changes between the VSCode editor and webview 3. Copy markdown/html 4. Uploaded/pasted/drag-dropped images will be auto-saved to the assets folder 5. Multi-theme support 6. Shortcut keys 7. Multiple editti[](https://)ng modes: instant Rendering mode (Recommand!) / WYSIWYG mode / split screen mode 8. Markdown extensions 9. Multiple graph support including KaTeX / Mermaid / Graphviz / ECharts / abc.js(notatioan) / ... 10. For more usage please see vditor
Install
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=zaaack.markdown-editor
Supported syntax
demo article
Usage
1. Command mode in markdown file
• open a markdown file • type cmd-shift-p to enter command mode • type markdown-editor: Open with markdown editor
2. Key bindings
• open a markdown file • type ctrl+shift+alt+m for win or cmd+shift+alt+m for mac
3. Explorer Context menu
• right click on markdown file • then click Open with markdown editor
4. Editor title context menu
• right click on a opened markdown file's tab title • then click Open with markdown editor
5. Open With... and Set Default Editor
• right click on a markdown file in Explorer • click Open With... • select Markdown Editor to open temporary • or click Configure default editor... and select Markdown Editor to set it as default
Custom CSS (custom layout and vditor personalization)
Edit your settings.json and add
Acknowledgement
• vscode • vditor
Todo
• [ ] Using Custom Text Editor (demo)
License
MIT
Support
If you like this extension make sure to star the repo. I am always looking for new ideas and feedback. In addition, it is possible to donate via paypal.
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- editor
- keybindings
- markdown
- markdown-editor
- markdown-previewer
- typora
- wysiwyg
Where Markdown Editor sits in the listing
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Charts
Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark
Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
Ranking history
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Recent observations
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Data source
Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=zaaack.markdown-editor. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.