Alfred 3 workflow that allows you to browse and open Visual Studio Code (Insiders) projects or simply open specified folders/files.
You need
- Node.js 8+
- Alfred 3 with the paid Powerpack upgrade
- Visual Studio Code Project Manager - Only if you like to have a project manager for VS Code.
- Visual Studio Code Command Line
npm install --global alfred-vscode
Note for Insiders Edition users:
Remember to set the vscodeEdition
variable to code-insiders
in the Workflow Configuration!
Note for VSCodium users:
Remember to set the vscodeEdition
variable to codium
in the Workflow Configuration!
It defaults to code
.
Simply type vsc
followed by space to list all projects. Optionally type a query to search for a
specific project or group. The overall list shows 100 projects at max.
Select a project and press Enter to open it in VS Code or Code Insiders.
Hold Alt when pressing Enter to open the project path in Terminal - You can set the terminal app in the Workflow variables view.
Hold Shift when pressing Enter to open the project path in Finder.
Type vs
followed by space and search for a specific folder or file to open in Visual Studio Code.
Hold Shift when pressing Enter to open that folder or file in a new VS Code window.
Big Thanks goes to Cloudstek for his Alfred Atom Workflow which I used as a base for this project.