Automad / Editor Plugins

Editor Plugins

Development

To make the development of themes more efficient, it is recommended to install one of the Automad plugins for the editors listed below. Those plugins will add syntax highlighting for the Automad template engine as well as the most common snippets for autocompletion.

Visual Studio Code

There is an Automad extension in the Visual Studio Marketplace. Search for Automad Template Language in the extensions panel of your Visual Studio Code installation to install the extension.

Atom

To install the Automad Atom package, look for language-automadunder Settings > Install in Atom.

tmBundle

In case you use Textmate 2 or any editor compatible to .tmBundle files, you can download the Automad Bundle here.

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