How to Auto‑Upload Images in Typora Using SM.MS – Step‑by‑Step Guide

Typora now supports automatic image uploading to the SM.MS image bed, returning a public URL so you no longer need to drag images to an external host before inserting them into your markdown.

Prerequisite

Make sure your Typora version is 0.9.86 or newer.

Update Typora

Open Typora, click the top‑most Help menu and select Check for Updates to upgrade to the latest version.

Enable SM.MS in Typora

Click the top‑most File menu, then choose the second‑last item Preferences .

In the Preferences pane, select Image .

Choose SM.MS as the image bed (see the screenshots).

Obtain an SM.MS API token

Visit https://sm.ms/home/apitoken and register an account (username, not email).

After logging in, copy the generated token.

Configure Typora

Open Typora’s configuration file (usually settings.json) and add the following JSON snippet, replacing the placeholder with your token:

{
  "picBed": {
    "uploader": "smms",
    "smms": {
      "token": "这里面的token换成你上个页面的申请的token"
    }
  },
  "picgoPlugins": {}
}

Test the setup

Insert an image in Typora; the editor will upload it to SM.MS automatically and replace the local path with the returned server URL. The result looks like the example below.

After saving the configuration, the automatic upload works seamlessly, making markdown publishing much smoother.