diff --git a/Ultisnips/mbnotes.snippets b/UltiSnips/mbnotes.snippets
similarity index 100%
rename from Ultisnips/mbnotes.snippets
rename to UltiSnips/mbnotes.snippets
diff --git a/autoload/mbnotes.vim b/autoload/mbnotes.vim
index ab4bf44..988d68f 100644
--- a/autoload/mbnotes.vim
+++ b/autoload/mbnotes.vim
@@ -34,27 +34,34 @@ export def RenderNote(format: string, buffer = "%")
 
     def ExitCb(job: job, exit: number)
         if exit != 0
-            execute "botright sbuf " .. b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer
-        elseif exists("g:mbnotes_open_command")
-            execute "botright sbuf " .. b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer
-            execute "!" .. g:mbnotes_open_command .. " " .. output
-            execute "bwipeout " .. b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer
-        endif
+            if !g:mbnotes_renderer_show
+                execute g:mbnotes_renderer_buffer_command
+                    .. " " .. b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer
+            endif
+        else
+            if exists("g:mbnotes_open_command") && g:mbnotes_open_command != ""
+                execute "!" .. g:mbnotes_open_command .. " " .. output
+            endif
 
-        unlet b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer
+            if g:mbnotes_renderer_close_on_end
+                    && exists("b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer")
+                execute "bwipeout " .. b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer
+            endif
+        endif
     enddef
 
-    b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer = term_start([
-        "quarto",
-        "render",
-        input,
-        "--to",
-        format,
-        "--output-dir",
-        g:mbnotes_out_dir
-    ], {
+    var command = [
+        g:mbnotes_quarto_binary, "render", input,
+        "--to", format,
+        "--output-dir", g:mbnotes_out_dir
+    ] + g:mbnotes_quarto_render_args
+
+    # echo command
+
+    b:mbnotes_renderer_buffer = term_start(command, {
         cwd: g:mbnotes_dir,
-        hidden: true,
+        hidden: !g:mbnotes_renderer_show,
+        term_opencmd: g:mbnotes_renderer_buffer_command .. " %d",
         exit_cb: ExitCb
     })
 enddef
diff --git a/doc/mbnotes.txt b/doc/mbnotes.txt
index 137edf6..42bfe62 100644
--- a/doc/mbnotes.txt
+++ b/doc/mbnotes.txt
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ If none of the above are defined, and this variable is not set explicitly, then
 the render commands (e.g. |:MBNotesRenderPDF|) will not open the output file
 after rendering.
 
+Explicitly set this to the empty string to disable opening behaviour.
+
 g:mbnotes_rename_on_save                          *g:mbnotes_rename_on_save*
 
 This plugin will attempt to intelligently rename a note based on its title,
@@ -138,6 +140,38 @@ setting this variable to false >vim
 
     let g:mbnotes_rename_on_save = 0
 
+g:mbnotes_renderer_show                            *g:mbnotes_renderer_show*
+
+When a document is rendered, the quarto command to do so runs in a terminal
+buffer. If this variable is true, the terminal buffer will be visible. By
+default, the terminal buffer is not shown unless an error appears. >vim
+
+    let g:mbnotes_renderer_show = 1
+
+g:mbnotes_renderer_close_on_end            *g:mbnotes_renderer_close_on_end*
+
+If `g:mbnotes_renderer_show` is true, then automatically close the renderer
+buffer if it completes successfully.
+
+g:mbnotes_renderer_buffer_command        *g:mbnotes_renderer_buffer_command*
+
+The command that should be used to open the renderer buffer, at any time. This
+follows the default for terminal buffers opened by `term_start()` which is
+`botright sbuf`. For example: >vim
+
+    let g:mbnotes_renderer_buffer_command = "vertical sbuf"
+
+g:mbnotes_quarto_render_args                  *g:mbnotes_quarto_render_args*
+
+An array of extra arguments passed to the command used to render documents. For
+example, to always use the jupyter engine: >vim
+
+    let g:mbnotes_quarto_render_args = ["-M", "engine:jupyter"]
+
+g:mbnotes_quarto_binary                            *g:mbnotes_quarto_binary*
+
+Location of the quarto binary. By default, this uses whichever one is in $PATH.
+
 ==============================================================================
 4. Commands                                               *mbnotes-commands*
 
diff --git a/ftdetect/mbnotes.vim b/ftdetect/mbnotes.vim
index 3aa960d..694359a 100644
--- a/ftdetect/mbnotes.vim
+++ b/ftdetect/mbnotes.vim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def IsMBNotes()
     var path_prefix = expand('%:p')[0 : len(g:mbnotes_dir) - 1]
 
     if path_prefix == g:mbnotes_dir
-        set filetype=mbnotes
+        set filetype=mbnotes.qmd
     endif
 enddef
 
diff --git a/plugin/mbnotes.vim b/plugin/mbnotes.vim
index ea1658d..5ea0a8e 100644
--- a/plugin/mbnotes.vim
+++ b/plugin/mbnotes.vim
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ if exists("g:mbnotes_loaded")
     finish
 endif
 
+if !exists("g:mbnotes_renderer_show")
+    g:mbnotes_renderer_show = false
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:mbnotes_renderer_close_on_finish")
+    g:mbnotes_renderer_close_on_finish = true
+endif
+
 if !exists("g:mbnotes_dir")
     echoerr "MBNotes: Error: g:mbnotes_dir not set."
     finish
@@ -42,7 +50,19 @@ if !exists("g:mbnotes_date_format_long")
 endif
 
 if !exists("g:mbnotes_rename_on_save")
-    g:mbnotes_rename_on_save = 1
+    g:mbnotes_rename_on_save = true
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:mbnotes_quarto_binary")
+    g:mbnotes_quarto_binary = "quarto"
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:mbnotes_quarto_render_args")
+    g:mbnotes_quarto_render_args = []
+endif
+
+if !exists("g:mbnotes_renderer_buffer_command")
+    g:mbnotes_renderer_buffer_command = "botright sbuf"
 endif
 
 import autoload 'mbnotes.vim'