Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug There are two button can preview .md file (see attached image file), one can handle local file link corrently, like L2 another not can’t Steps to Reproduce see attached image file Screenshots / Screen Recordings [Cursor-I…

Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue with the inline Markdown preview (the Preview/Markdown button in the tab header). Local links don’t work correctly there. The team is aware. As a workaround, use Open Preview to the Side. Links work fine there, like you noticed. Similar report: Lin…

Markdown preview: local file links don’t work?

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Markdown preview: local file links don’t work?

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