Markdown in Notepad++
To improve markdown styling in notepad++ (particularly if using a dark theme in notepad++ like ZenBurn, where it goes really bad....
Use Edditoria markdown++ syntax highlighting
# Check whether you have Node.js installed
node -v
# Go to UDL folder of Notepad++
cd $env:AppData\Notepad++\userDefineLangs
# Example: Download Zenburn UDL file
npx markdown-plus-plus zenburn
# Read help for details
npx markdown-plus-plus --help
Relies on npm
You may need to restart notepad, and close and reopen relevant files, before notepad++ will apply the correct user defined language to them.
Real time previews
MarkdownViewer++ is a Notepad++ plugin that lets you type a file using Markdown and see the preview in real time, in a preview panel
See github nea markdownviewer++
Download the 32 or 64 bit (check what you have in the men of notepad++, ? > about) from releases (expand "< Assets")
Unzip the dll and copy it to your plugins folder (open it with Plugins > Open plugins folder...)
May need to restart notepad++.
(I'm happy to note that it uses markdig, which I also use at TIL and wiki. Also, it is written in C#, so could be a useful reference if I ever wish to write a notepad++ plugin. And I could always fork/contribute.)
You can set custom CSS. It seems to be internet explorer browser, so CSS support is quite old.
Consider using this one: darkdown css ...though I found I had to make minor changes.
Here's my current style-sheet:
/* Avoid page breaks inside the most common attributes, especially for exports (i.e. PDF) */
td, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, p, ul, ol, li {
page-break-inside: avoid;
}
body{
margin: 0 auto;
background-color: #333;
font-family: Georgia, Palatino, serif;
color: #EEE;
line-height: 1;
max-width: 960px;
padding: 30px;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
font-weight: 400;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, p {
margin-bottom: 24px;
padding: 0;
}
h1 {
font-size: 48px;
}
h2 {
font-size: 36px;
margin: 24px 0 6px;
}
h3 {
font-size: 24px;
}
h4 {
font-size: 21px;
}
h5 {
font-size: 18px;
}
a {
color: #61BFC1;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-decoration: none;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
a:visited {
color: #466B6C;
}
ul, ol {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
li {
line-height: 24px;
}
ul li {
margin-left:24px;
padding-left:8px;
}
p, ul, ol {
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 24px;
max-width: 540px;
}
pre,code {
padding: 8px 24px;
max-width: 800px;
white-space: pre-wrap;
background-color:#444;
}
code {
padding: 2px;
font-family: Consolas, Monaco, Andale Mono, monospace;
line-height: 1.5;
font-size: 16px;
}
aside {
display: block;
float: right;
width: 390px;
}
blockquote {
border-left:.3em solid #ccc;
padding: 0 2em;
margin-left:0;
max-width: 476px;
background-color: #444;
}
blockquote {
color: #AAA;
}
blockquote cite {
font-size:14px;
line-height:20px;
color:#AAA;
}
blockquote cite:before {
content: '\2014 \00A0';
}
blockquote p {
max-width: 460px;
}
hr {
width: 540px;
text-align: left;
margin: 0 auto 0 0;
color: #999;
}
/* Code below this line is copyright Twitter Inc. */
button,
input,
select,
textarea {
font-size: 100%;
margin: 0;
vertical-align: baseline;
*vertical-align: middle;
}
button, input {
line-height: normal;
*overflow: visible;
}
button::-moz-focus-inner, input::-moz-focus-inner {
border: 0;
padding: 0;
}
button,
input[type="button"],
input[type="reset"],
input[type="submit"] {
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-appearance: button;
}
input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio] {
cursor: pointer;
}
/* override default chrome & firefox settings */
input:not([type="image"]), textarea {
-webkit-box-sizing: content-box;
-moz-box-sizing: content-box;
box-sizing: content-box;
}
input[type="search"] {
-webkit-appearance: textfield;
-webkit-box-sizing: content-box;
-moz-box-sizing: content-box;
box-sizing: content-box;
}
input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
-webkit-appearance: none;
}
label,
input,
select,
textarea {
font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: normal;
line-height: normal;
margin-bottom: 18px;
}
input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio] {
cursor: pointer;
margin-bottom: 0;
}
input[type=text],
input[type=password],
textarea,
select {
display: inline-block;
width: 210px;
padding: 4px;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: normal;
line-height: 18px;
height: 18px;
color: #808080;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
}
select, input[type=file] {
height: 27px;
line-height: 27px;
}
textarea {
height: auto;
}
/* grey out placeholders */
:-moz-placeholder {
color: #bfbfbf;
}
::-webkit-input-placeholder {
color: #bfbfbf;
}
input[type=text],
input[type=password],
select,
textarea {
-webkit-transition: border linear 0.2s, box-shadow linear 0.2s;
-moz-transition: border linear 0.2s, box-shadow linear 0.2s;
transition: border linear 0.2s, box-shadow linear 0.2s;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
input[type=text]:focus, input[type=password]:focus, textarea:focus {
outline: none;
border-color: rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.8);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 0 8px rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.6);
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 0 8px rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.6);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 0 8px rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.6);
}
/* buttons */
button {
display: inline-block;
padding: 4px 14px;
font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px;
line-height: 18px;
-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
-moz-border-radius: 4px;
border-radius: 4px;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
background-color: #0064cd;
background-repeat: repeat-x;
background-image: -khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#049cdb), to(#0064cd));
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #049cdb, #0064cd);
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #049cdb, #0064cd);
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #049cdb), color-stop(100%, #0064cd));
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #049cdb, #0064cd);
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #049cdb, #0064cd);
background-image: linear-gradient(top, #049cdb, #0064cd);
color: #fff;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
border: 1px solid #004b9a;
border-bottom-color: #003f81;
-webkit-transition: 0.1s linear all;
-moz-transition: 0.1s linear all;
transition: 0.1s linear all;
border-color: #0064cd #0064cd #003f81;
border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}
button:hover {
color: #fff;
background-position: 0 -15px;
text-decoration: none;
}
button:active {
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
box-shadow: inset 0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}
button::-moz-focus-inner {
padding: 0;
border: 0;
}
The style info you set gets embedded into a .ini file here:
$env:AppDat\Notepad++\plugins\config\MarkdownViewerPlusPlus.ini