Open in VSCode

Open VSCode directly from GitHub
What is Open in VSCode?
Open in VSCode Chrome extension allows you to conveniently open your GitHub files directly in Visual Studio Code, offering more control over code exploration. It leverages a Visual Studio Code extension called vscode-open, which is automatically installed when you use this extension.

Extension stats

Users: 23 ▲ 3
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2022-11-15)
Creation date: 2022-11-07
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 26.96K

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Extension summary

The basic idea of this extension is to provide a way for you to open your GitHub files directly in Visual Studio Code.

This can be pretty convenient if you want to have more control of your code exploration.

The extension works by leveraging a Visual Studio Code extension called vscode-open. You won't have to configure global paths in the Chrome extension or anything like that!

If you don't have it installed, don't worry, Visual Studio Code will install it for you once you click over any of the links provided by this extension.

You can learn more about how this works here: https://github.com/robertohuertasm/vscode-open

Extension safety

Risk impact

Open in VSCode requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Open in VSCode has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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