iwhp / openinvscode

A Visual Studio extension

Open in Visual Studio Code

A Visual Studio extension that adds a menu command that lets you open any solution, project, folder or file in Visual Studio Code.

Download the extension at the VS Gallery or get the nightly build

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This extension is for those times where you have a project open in Visual Studio and you want to be able to quickly open it in Visual Studio Code.

Prerequisite

In order to use this extension, you must have Visual Studio 2015/2017/2019 as well as Visual Studio Code installed.

You can download Visual Studio Code for free.

Solution Explorer

You can open any solution, project, folder or file in Visual Studio Code by simply right-clicking it in Solution Explorer and select Open in Visual Studio Code.

Open current file

You can also open the current file in Visual Studio Code by clicking onto Extensions->Open in Visual Studio Code.

The default key binding is Ctrl+Shift+Y.

Path to Code.exe

If you installed Visual Studio Code at a non-default location, a prompt will ask for the path to Code.exe.

You can always change the location in Tools -> Options -> Web -> Open In Visual Studio Code.

License

Apache 2.0