This is a curated list of Visual Studio Code extensions I recommend for various workflows, including markdown writing, code styling, utility tools, and more.

Markdown Related Extensions

1. Copy Markdown as HTML: Converts Markdown to HTML for easy copying.
2. Markdown All in One: Comprehensive tool for writing Markdown.
3. Markdown Footnotes: Adds support for [^footnote] syntax.
4. Markdown Paste: Paste images directly into Markdown.
5. Markdown PDF: Convert Markdown files to PDFs.
6. Markdown Preview Enhanced: Enhanced Markdown previewer.
7. Markdownlint: Linting and style checking for Markdown.
8. MDX: Language support for MDX.
9. Path IntelliSense: Auto-completes filenames in your project.

Writing Related Extensions

1. Code Spell Checker: Spell checker with support for camelCase.
2. CapitalizeCapitalizes: selected text.
3. Change Case: Easily change the text case.
4. Insert Line Number: Insert line numbers into your text.
5. DupChecker: Find and remove duplicate lines.
6. :emojisense: Autocomplete for emoji.
7. Replace Curly Quotes: Replace curly quotes with straight quotes.
8. Sort Lines: Sort lines alphabetically or numerically.

GitHub Related Extensions

1. GitHub Markdown Preview: View Markdown files as they appear on GitHub.
2. GitHub Copilot: AI-powered code suggestions.
3. GitHub Copilot Chat: AI chat assistant powered by GitHub Copilot.
4. Open in GitHub Desktop: Easily open projects in GitHub Desktop.

CSV Related Extensions

1. CSV to Table: Convert CSV/TSV/PSV files into ASCII tables.
2. Rainbow CSV: Colorize CSV/TSV files for readability.

Japanese Language-Related Extensions

1. テキスト校正くん: Proofread Japanese text.
2. Japanese Word Count: Count characters and words in Japanese.
3. Zenkaku: Show double-byte whitespace characters.

Styling and Themes-Related Extensions

1. TODO Highlight: Highlight TODO and FIXME comments.
2. Better Solarized: Solarized theme with light and dark variants.
3. Material Icon Theme: Material Design icons for VS Code.
4. Toggle Light/Dark Theme: Easily toggle between light and dark themes.

Utility Extensions

1. ARB Editor: Editor for Application Resource Bundle files.
2. Code Runner: Run snippets of Python and JavaScript locally.
3. ESLint: Lint JavaScript and TypeScript files.
4. File Utils: Manage files easily (create, move, rename).
5. Live Server: Launch a local server with live reloading.
6. Prettier — Code Formatter: Code formatting using Prettier.
7. Trailing Spaces: Highlight and delete trailing spaces.
8. YAML Support: Syntax support for YAML files.

Easy Installation Method

To quickly install all the recommended extensions:

1. Open the VS Code project where you want to install the recommended extensions.
2. Press:

• macOS: Cmd + Shift + P
• Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + P

1. Type and select Configure Recommended Extensions (Workspace Folder).
2. Copy and paste the following JSON into your extensions.json file:

{
  "recommendations": [
    "Google.arb-editor",
    "danielgjackson.auto-dark-mode-windows",
    "viablelab.capitalize",
    "wmaurer.change-case",
    "formulahendry.code-runner",
    "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker",
    "GitHub.copilot-chat",
    "GitHub.copilot",
    "jerriepelser.copy-markdown-as-html",
    "phplasma.csv-to-table",
    "jianbingfang.dupchecker",
    "bierner.emojisense",
    "ginfuru.ginfuru-better-solarized-dark-theme",
    "bierner.github-markdown-preview",
    "wengerk.highlight-bad-chars",
    "abusaidm.html-snippets",
    "Zignd.html-css-class-completion",
    "andersliu.insert-line-number",
    "ICS.japanese-proofreading",
    "sifue.japanese-word-count",
    "ritwickdey.LiveServer",
    "bierner.markdown-footnotes",
    "shd101wyy.markdown-preview-enhanced",
    "yzane.markdown-pdf",
    "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one",
    "PKief.material-icon-theme",
    "possan.nbsp-vscode",
    "wraith13.open-in-github-desktop",
    "christian-kohler.path-intellisense",
    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
    "mechatroner.rainbow-csv",
    "jinhyuk.replace-curly-quotes",
    "Tyriar.sort-lines",
    "shardulm94.trailing-spaces",
    "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
    "fabiospampinato.vscode-open-in-finder",
    "mushan.vscode-paste-image",
    "redhat.vscode-yaml",
    "sleistner.vscode-fileutils",
    "telesoho.vscode-markdown-paste-image",
    "unifiedjs.vscode-mdx",
    "wayou.vscode-todo-highlight",
    "mosapride.zenkaku"
  ]
}