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Custom Welcome Page

Custom Welcome Page

Ali Madjaji

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4 installs
| (0) | Free
A custom welcome page showing recent projects in a grid layout
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Custom Welcome Page

A VS Code extension that replaces the default welcome page with a clean, customizable view showing your recent projects in a grid layout.

Custom Welcome Page

Features

  • Recent Projects Grid - Quickly access your recent projects with a single click
  • Theme Aware - Automatically matches your VS Code theme (light/dark)
  • Quick Actions - New File, Open Folder, and Clone Repository buttons
  • Configurable - Adjust the number of projects displayed

Configuration

Setting Description Default
customWelcome.maxProjects Maximum number of recent projects to display 24

Usage

The welcome page appears automatically when you open VS Code without a folder. You can also open it manually:

  1. Press Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux)
  2. Type "Show Custom Welcome Page"
  3. Press Enter

Author

Ali Madjaji

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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