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FocusDeck

FocusDeck

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Plan, organize, and deliver projects without leaving VS Code. Manage tasks, track progress, assign work, and keep your entire workflow in sync-all from your editor.
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FocusDeck

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The modern project management workspace built for Visual Studio Code.
Plan projects, organize tasks, track progress, and collaborate with your team-all without leaving your editor.


🚀 Overview

FocusDeck transforms Visual Studio Code into a complete productivity workspace.

Manage projects, organize tasks, plan sprints, monitor progress, and collaborate with your team—all from a beautiful, lightning-fast interface built directly into VS Code.

Unlike traditional project management platforms, FocusDeck keeps your workflow inside the editor so you can spend less time switching applications and more time building.


✨ Features

📋 Modern Kanban Boards

Organize your work using beautiful drag-and-drop boards with fully customizable columns.

✅ Powerful Task Management

Every task supports:

  • Priority levels
  • Tags
  • Assignees
  • Due dates
  • Notes
  • Checklists
  • Status tracking

👥 Team Collaboration

Collaborate with teammates using lightweight workspaces.

  • Create shared workspaces
  • Join using invite codes
  • Switch between projects instantly

⚡ Built for Developers

  • Native VS Code experience
  • Lightning-fast performance
  • Keyboard-friendly workflow
  • Beautiful modern interface
  • Zero distractions

🔒 Privacy First

Your data belongs to you.

  • No accounts
  • No telemetry
  • No cloud dependency
  • Everything stored locally

🎯 Why FocusDeck?

Instead of constantly switching between:

  • Trello
  • Jira
  • Notion
  • Linear
  • GitHub Projects

Keep everything inside VS Code.

Stay focused.

Stay productive.

Ship faster.


📦 Installation

From the Visual Studio Marketplace

  1. Open Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  2. Search for FocusDeck
  3. Click Install

Or install manually from a .vsix package using:

Extensions → Install from VSIX...


🚀 Getting Started

Open FocusDeck anytime:

Platform Shortcut
Windows Ctrl + Alt + B
Linux Ctrl + Alt + B
macOS Cmd + Option + B

You can also launch it from the Command Palette.


👥 Workspaces

Create a Workspace

  • Click New Workspace
  • Choose a name
  • Enter your display name
  • Share your invite code

Join a Workspace

  • Click Join Workspace
  • Enter the invite code
  • Choose your display name
  • Start collaborating instantly

📋 Managing Tasks

Create powerful task cards with support for:

  • ✅ Custom titles
  • 🏷️ Tags
  • 🔥 Priorities
  • 👤 Assignees
  • 📝 Notes
  • ✔️ Checklists
  • 📅 Due dates
  • 📌 Status updates

Move tasks between columns with a single click.


⌨️ Commands

Action Description
Open FocusDeck Open the dashboard
Create Workspace Create a new shared workspace
Join Workspace Join using an invite code
Switch Workspace Change active workspace
Add Column Create custom workflow stages
Create Task Add a new task
Edit Task Update task details
Delete Task Remove completed or unwanted tasks

💡 Perfect For

  • Solo Developers
  • Development Teams
  • Open Source Projects
  • Freelancers
  • Agencies
  • Startups
  • Students
  • Game Development
  • Web Development
  • Software Engineering

🛠 Troubleshooting

Issue Solution
FocusDeck won't open Reload the VS Code window
Shortcut doesn't work Rebind it in Keyboard Shortcuts
Missing data Verify you're using the correct VS Code profile
Invite code invalid Double-check for O vs 0

❤️ Built For Productivity

FocusDeck was designed with one goal:

Help developers stay focused by bringing project management directly into the editor they already use every day.

No distractions.

No context switching.

Just your code and your workflow.


📄 License

MIT License

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