Works with MDZip
Find what you use, and see how to open, edit or make .mdz files with it. For details and downloads, see Tools.
Your computer
| You use |
With MDZip |
Status |
| Windows |
MDZip Studio creates and edits .mdz files. Install it for all users to get the File Explorer preview too. |
✅ Available |
| Linux |
MDZip Studio, as a .deb or AppImage. |
✅ Available |
| macOS |
The VS Code extension, the mdz command line and the browser tools below. MDZip Studio for macOS is planned. |
✅ Available |
| Web browsers |
The web editor opens and edits .mdz files, and the packager makes one from a folder. Nothing to install. |
✅ Available |
| Command line |
mdz creates, inspects, validates and extracts .mdz files on Windows, macOS and Linux. |
✅ Available |
| ZIP tools |
An .mdz file is a ZIP archive, so the tools you already have can open it. |
✅ Available |
Your editor or notes app
| You use |
With MDZip |
Status |
| VS Code |
MDZip Editor for VS Code, from the Marketplace. |
✅ Available |
| VSCodium, Cursor and other editors built on VS Code |
The same extension, from Open VSX. The editor needs to be based on VS Code 1.95 or later. |
✅ Available |
| AI agents |
The VS Code extension includes an MCP server, so agents such as Claude Code, Codex and VS Code's own chat can read and change .mdz files. See AI. |
✅ Available |
| Obsidian |
MDZip for Obsidian opens and edits .mdz files in your vault. |
Coming soon |
Your other files
| You use |
With MDZip |
Status |
| Google Voice |
The Google Voice exporter saves a conversation, with its pictures, as an .mdz file. |
✅ Available |
| Word, PowerPoint and HTML files |
A plugin for Microsoft's MarkItDown converts them to .mdz, keeping the images. |
In progress |
| Pandoc |
A reader and writer for Pandoc, to convert .mdz to and from Word, EPUB, HTML and more. |
In progress |
Your code
| You use |
With MDZip |
Status |
| JavaScript and TypeScript |
@mdzip/core-js reads, writes and validates .mdz files in Node.js or the browser. |
✅ Available |
| .NET |
MDZip.Core does the same for .NET 8 and .NET 10. |
✅ Available |
| React, Vue and Angular |
@mdzip/editor puts an .mdz editor in your web app, with wrappers for each. |
✅ Available |
| Python |
A Python library, mdzip-core. |
In progress |
| Lua |
A Lua library, mdzip-core-lua. |
In progress |
Don't see yours?
Ask for it in GitHub Discussions, or build it: the format is open and the libraries are free to use.
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