Quarto for Zed

Quarto support for the Zed editor.

Features

• Full syntax highlighting for .qmd files
  • Headers, lists, block quotes, thematic breaks
  • Bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code
  • Links and images
  • Tables
  • YAML front matter (with YAML syntax highlighting)
• Code block injections for:
  • R ({r})
  • Python ({python})
  • Julia ({julia})
  • Observable JS ({ojs})
  • Mermaid diagrams ({mermaid})
  • Graphviz/Dot ({dot})
  • LaTeX/TeX ({latex}, {tex})
  • Standard markdown code blocks (python, r, etc.)
• Outline view for document navigation (headings)
• Code snippets for common Quarto patterns

Installation

From Zed Extensions (coming soon)

Search for "Quarto" in Zed's extension marketplace.

Manual Installation (Development)

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/prefrontal-systems/zed-quarto-plugin.git

2. Open Zed
3. Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P)
4. Search for "zed: install dev extension"
5. Select the zed-quarto-plugin directory

Snippets

The extension includes snippets for common Quarto patterns:

• r - R code chunk
• py - Python code chunk
• note - Callout note block
• yaml - YAML front matter template

Render and Preview

To preview your Quarto document:

1. Open the integrated terminal in Zed (Ctrl+~ or Cmd+J)
2. Run:

   quarto preview your-document.qmd

3. Open the preview URL in your browser

Project Structure

zed-quarto-plugin/
├── extension.toml              # Extension metadata
├── languages/
│   ├── quarto/                 # Main Quarto language
│   │   ├── config.toml         # Language configuration
│   │   ├── highlights.scm      # Syntax highlighting queries
│   │   ├── injections.scm      # Language injection queries
│   │   └── outline.scm         # Outline/symbol queries
│   └── markdown-inline/        # Inline markdown (bold, italic, etc.)
│       ├── config.toml
│       └── highlights.scm
├── grammars/                   # Tree-sitter grammar source
└── snippets/
    └── quarto.json             # Code snippets

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

License

MIT

Credits

• Uses tree-sitter-markdown grammar
• Built by Prefrontal Systems