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Recommended Extensions

These extensions defined in .vscode/extensions.json are automatically installed when you accept the workspace's recommended extensions.

This list is subject to change.

Extensions For Additional Features

These extensions are not defined in .vscode/extensions.json, but have been used by others and shown to play nice with Foam.

  • Emojisense (provides emoji autocomplete and suggestions in markdown files)
  • Markdown Emoji (adds :smile: syntax support, works with emojisense to provide autocomplete for this syntax)
  • Mermaid diagrams Support (adds syntax highlighting for Mermaid code blocks in markdown and renders Mermaid diagrams in markdown preview)
  • Excalidraw whiteboard and sketching tool integration (create and edit hand-drawn style diagrams and sketches directly in VS Code)
  • VSCode PDF Viewing (view PDF files directly within VS Code without external applications)
  • Project Manager (easily switch between multiple projects and workspaces)
  • Markdown Extended (extended markdown syntax support with additional formatting options - use with kbd option disabled as it conflicts with wikilinks)
  • GitDoc (automatic git commits for easy version management and backup of your notes)
  • Markdown Footnotes (adds footnote syntax support [^footnote] to VS Code's built-in markdown preview)
  • Todo Tree (scans workspace for TODO, FIXME, and other comment tags, displaying them in a tree view and editor gutter)