colab-markdown-editor 1.0.3

Interactive Markdown Editor for Google Colab Notebooks

Colab Markdown Editor

An interactive Markdown editor tailored exclusively for Google Colab notebooks. Edit, preview, and manage local .md files directly within Colab’s UI—no external apps required.

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🚀 Features

• File Browser
  • Browse and load any .md file from the Colab VM or a mounted Google Drive.
  • Use the dropdown to pick from all discovered markdown files under a chosen folder.
  • Or switch to path-input mode to type a full filename (e.g. notes/meeting.md)—if it doesn’t exist yet, it will be created when you load it.
  • Mount your Google Drive with one click, then navigate straight into your Drive tree.

• Formatting Toolbar
  Bold, italic, headings, lists, links, images, and code insertion via buttons or Ctrl-shortcuts.

• Word Count & Reading Time
  Live update of total words and estimated minutes to read, shown above the History panel.

• Manual Save (💾) & Auto-Save
  Click the Save button at any time, or rely on the built-in autosave every few seconds.

• View Modes
  Split (editor + preview), Edit only, or Preview only.

• History
  Toggle the log of all past edits for quick undo or review.

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📦 Installation

pip install colab_markdown_editor

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🎯 Usage in Google Colab

1. Open a Colab notebook.
2. In a code cell, run:

%run -m colab_markdown_editor