diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
index 3cfd070..38b77ab 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 {
     "recommendations": [
         "bierner.emojisense",
+        "bierner.markdown-mermaid",
+        "bpruitt-goddard.mermaid-markdown-syntax-highlighting",
         "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
         "foam.foam-vscode",
+        "pomdtr.excalidraw-editor",
         "vsls-contrib.gitdoc",
         "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one",
     ]
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 318d409..23ac36e 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "gitdoc.enabled": true,
-    "gitdoc.autoPush": "onCommit"
-}
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+  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  "gitdoc.enabled": true,
+  "gitdoc.autoPush": "onCommit",
+  "workbench.editorAssociations": {
+    "*.svg": "editor.excalidraw"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 572b26f..1a4036d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ This repo can be used as a starting point for using foam for note taking with au
 
 Fork this repo and open with vscode, install recommended plugins and create your first .md file, save and it should automatically commit and upload to your repo.
 
+## More features
+You can use mermaid in your markdown, or create a .svg file and edit it offline with the embedded excalidraw.
+
 ## Advanced setup
 
 This repo is direnv/flake enabled and allows you to automatically pull in dependencies for your notes. For example you can pull in python and pandas to use with vscode jupyter integration.
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