Markdown Checkbox

Create and toggle checkboxes in Markdown documents

     

Description

With this extension for Visual Studio Code it's possible to create todo lists in markdown. The extension provides shortcuts and some workspace configurations to create checkboxes and mark them with a shortcut.

How to use

Information in status bar

At least one checkbox must exist in a file to see this information.

Pick Checkboxes

Toggle all checkboxes in the current document with the Multi-Select QuickPick:

The QuickPick can be opened either from the command palette or by clicking on the status bar item.

Keybindings

Command	Windows	Mac
Create a checkbox	CTRL + Shift + c	⌘ + ⇧ + c
Toggle checkbox	CTRL + Shift + Enter	⌘ + ⇧ + Enter

These are the initial keyboard shortcuts, which can be customized by the Keyboard Shortcuts settings in VS Code.

Configuration

This extension can be customized with the following options.

Bullet points

If bullet points before the checkboxes are required, then they can be enabled with the following setting:

options: true | false

"markdown-checkbox.withBulletPoint": true

Example:

* [ ] todo

Type of bullet points

Select a type of bullet point:

options: "*" | "-" | "+"

"markdown-checkbox.typeOfBulletPoint": "*"

Example

* [ ] asterisk
- [ ] minus
+ [ ] plus

Type of checkmark

Select a type of checkmark:

options: "X" | "x"

"markdown-checkbox.checkmark": "X"

Example

- [X] uppercase checkmark
- [x] lowercase checkmark

Italic

Italic font style of line of the checkbox after the checkbox has been checked:

options: true | false

"markdown-checkbox.italicWhenChecked": true

Preview

• this line is italic

Strikethrough

Strikethrough the line of the checkbox after the checkbox has been checked:

options: true | false

"markdown-checkbox.strikeThroughWhenChecked": true

Preview:

• this line has been crossed out

Date when checked

Add date behind the checkbox item after the checkbox has been checked:

options: true | false

"markdown-checkbox.dateWhenChecked": true

Preview:

• sample with date [2017-11-23]

Format date

If dates are enabled, they can be formatted with the following user setting:

"markdown-checkbox.dateFormat": "YYYY-MM-DD"

It makes use of the JavaScript library moment.js which means that the date format patterns can be found there.

In addition the syntax around in which the date is placed can be defined via template. {date} will be replaced by the actual date value:

"markdown-checkbox.dateTemplate": "({date})"

Preview:

• sample with date (2017-11-23)

Specify language IDs

Besides markdown, this extension can also be used for other languages in VS Code. The language IDs can be specified in the user settings like this:

"markdown-checkbox.languages": [
    "markdown",
    "plaintext"
]