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VS Code Video Player Extension

Credit: BatchNepal Consultancy Pvt Ltd

A sleek video player for VS Code with OS fullscreen support, path copy, and external playback.
Offers direct video play in vscode.

Features

Play videos directly in VS Code Webview.
OS fullscreen support – coming soon.
Copy file path to clipboard.
Open in external player on your system.
Right-click context menu with essential controls.

Demos

Installation

Download the plugin package from the Marketplace or from releases in github.
Install via VS Code:

code --install-extension vscode-video-preview-0.1.0.vsix

Reload VS Code if needed.

Usage

Controls

Command	Description
Open External Player	Opens video in system default player
Copy File Path	Copies the current video path
Fullscreen	Toggles OS fullscreen for the video

Right-click the video for quick access to all controls.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Space: Play/Pause
M: Mute/Unmute
F: Toggle Fullscreen
Arrow Left / Arrow Right: Seek 5s backward/forward
J / L: Seek 10s backward/forward

Contribution

Contributions are welcome!

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature-name)
Submit a Pull Request

Report issues or feature requests on GitHub.

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details.

Author

BatchNepal Pvt. Ltd. – https://batchnepal.com