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alfred-vscode
Alfred 3 workflow that allows you to browse and open Visual Studio Code (Insiders) projects or simply open specified folders/files.
Prerequisites
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
Installation
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
.
Usage
Projects
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 <kbd>Enter</kbd> to open it in VS Code or Code Insiders.
Hold <kbd>Alt</kbd> when pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> to open the project path in Terminal - You can set the terminal app in the Workflow variables view.
Hold <kbd>Shift</kbd> when pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> to open the project path in Finder.
Folders / Files
Type vs
followed by space and search for a specific folder or file to open in Visual Studio Code.
Hold <kbd>Shift</kbd> when pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> to open that folder or file in a new VS Code window.
Special Thanks
Big Thanks goes to Cloudstek for his Alfred Atom Workflow which I used as a base for this project.