VS Code extension

PdfViewer

Open PDF files quickly from VS Code.

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Open PDF files quickly inside VS Code.

Features

Command: PDF Viewer: Open File
Right-click .pdf in Explorer and open directly from the context menu
Open selected PDF in an in-extension preview panel
Commands: PDF Viewer: Zoom In, PDF Viewer: Zoom Out, PDF Viewer: Reset Zoom
Zoom shortcut in preview: Cmd + Mouse Wheel (macOS), Ctrl + Mouse Wheel (Windows/Linux)
Optional preserve-focus behavior

Extension Settings

pdfviewerext.openToSide: Open PDFs in side editor.
pdfviewerext.preserveFocus: Keep focus in current editor after opening PDF.

Publish

Install VSCE globally: npm i -g @vscode/vsce
Login once: vsce login michaelsam94
Publish: vsce publish

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