Auto-Open Markdown Preview has 639k installs and hasn't been updated since 2017. MarkFlow Pro fixes every broken behaviour — and then some.
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We read every open GitHub issue on the original extension. Here's what we built.
MarkFlow Pro listens to onDidChangeActiveTextEditor globally, across every split group. This is the bug everyone else misses.
Close the panel and open another .md file — the preview reappears. We track disposal and recreate the panel on next activation.
MarkFlow Pro registers zero conflicting keybindings. Tab, Ctrl+Enter, Ctrl+Shift+V — all yours.
Actively maintained under the Ginger Turtle brand. Issues answered. Updates ship regularly.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-open preview on .md activation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Preview follows active editor (all split groups) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Preview re-opens after manual close | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart auto-close when leaving .md | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout modes (side-by-side, below, tab) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Status bar indicator + quick settings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom preview themes (GitHub Dark, Notion, Bear) | — | ✓ |
| Export to PDF | — | ✓ |
| Export to standalone HTML | — | ✓ |
| Outline sidebar with drag-and-drop reordering | — | ✓ |
| Word count + reading time in status bar | — | ✓ |
| Frontmatter / YAML metadata panel | — | ✓ |
| Focus / Zen writing mode | — | ✓ |
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