Markdown Browser

A lightweight VS Code extension that opens links from markdown files in an embedded browser — without leaving your editor.

Features

• Click any URL in a markdown file to open it in VS Code's built-in Simple Browser
• YouTube support — YouTube links open as embedded video players with autoplay
• Detects all link formats — [text](url), [url](url), and bare https://... URLs
• Context menu — right-click for "Open in Embedded Browser" or "Open in System Browser"
• Keyboard shortcut — Alt+Enter opens the link under your cursor

Usage

1. Open any .md file
2. Hover over a URL — you'll see the tooltip "Open in embedded browser"
3. Click the link, press Alt+Enter, or right-click and choose from the context menu

Action	Behavior
Click a detected link	Opens in Simple Browser (side panel)
Alt+Enter on a URL	Opens in embedded browser
Right-click → Open Link in Embedded Browser	Opens in Simple Browser / YouTube player
Right-click → Open Link in System Browser	Opens in your default browser

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/jrjfonseca/vscode-md-browser.git
cd vscode-md-browser
npm install
npm run compile
npx @vscode/vsce package --no-dependencies
code --install-extension vscode-md-browser-*.vsix

License

MIT