Open in Typora — VS Code Extension

If you use both Visual Studio Code / Cursor and Typora, you can now switch between them seamlessly with the Open in Typora extension for VS Code.

This extension adds an “Open in Typora” action to the right-click context menu in VS Code, allowing you to quickly open any Markdown file in Typora with a single click.

Install

1. Open Visual Studio Code or cursor.
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X).
3. Search for “Open in Typora”.
4. Click Install.

Or install it directly from the VS Code Marketplace.

Usage

1. In VS Code, right-click on a Markdown file in the Explorer sidebar or in the editor tab.
2. Select “Open in Typora” from the context menu.
3. The file will open in Typora.

Supported File Extensions

The following file extensions are supported by default:

.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mmd, .text, .txt, .rmarkdown, .mkd, .mdwn, .mdtxt, .rmd, .qmd, .mdtext, .mdx

Customize Supported Extensions

You can customize which file types are available for the “Open in Typora” action by modifying the typora.supportedExtensions setting in VS Code:

1. Open Settings (Ctrl+, / Cmd+,).
2. Search for typora.supportedExtensions.
3. Edit the list of extensions (without the dot prefix), for example:

"typora.supportedExtensions": ["md", "markdown", "txt", "qmd"]

Requirements

• Typora must be installed on your system.
• VS Code 1.85.0 or higher.
• On Windows and Linux, typora should be available in your system PATH.

Source Code

The extension is open source. Visit the GitHub repository for source code and issue reporting.