A VSCode Extension to automatically open a preview panel when a markdown document is opened. The extension supports opening the preview in a new editor or to the side.

It can be configured to work with markdown, asciidoc and restructuredtextfiles.

It's published in the VS Code Marketplace here

This extension contributes the following settings:

• autoOpenPreviewPanel.openPreviewToTheSide: Enables or disables side opening
• autoOpenPreviewPanel.languages: Comma-separated list of languages. Allowed options are markdown, asciidoc or restructuredtext

Initial release

Added configuration features

Added icon, further code housekeeping

Added license

Added further configuration options

Prevent losing control of preview panel

Added support for reStructuredText language

Feel free to fork the repo and make a PR if you'd like to suggest changes. Failing that, you could always...

Matt Rudge
July, 2021