TerminalVibes watches your terminal output in real time and plays meme sounds the moment something interesting happens — errors, test failures, successful builds, deploys, and more.
Features
8 built-in sound categories — Error, Test Pass, Test Fail, Build OK, Build Fail, Deploy, Warning, Process Ready
44 bundled meme sounds — ships with the extension, no internet required
Custom categories — create your own with a step-by-step wizard (name → icon → keywords → sound)
Per-category control — toggle, change sounds, or load your own audio file (.mp3, .wav, .ogg, .flac)
Smart cooldown — prevents sound spam when output floods the terminal
Status bar indicator — live active count, click to open the category picker
Cross-platform — macOS, Windows, and Linux
Quick Start
Install TerminalVibes from the VS Code Marketplace
Open any terminal — matching output triggers sounds automatically
Click the status bar item (🔊 All active) to configure categories
Category Picker
Click the status bar item to open the picker:
Toggle individual categories on or off
Change the sound for any category (from built-in library or a local file)
Edit trigger keywords
Create custom categories
Enable All / Disable All
Settings
Setting
Type
Default
Description
soundOnError.enabled
boolean
true
Master toggle — silences everything at once
soundOnError.cooldown
number
3000
Minimum ms between any two sounds
soundOnError.volume
number
1.0
Volume (0.1–1.0). Effective on macOS only
soundOnError.categories
object
{}
Per-category overrides (managed via the picker)
soundOnError.userCategories
array
[]
User-created custom categories
Tip: Configure everything through the status bar picker — no need to edit JSON directly.
Commands
Command
Description
TerminalVibes: Toggle On/Off
Master mute / unmute
TerminalVibes: Sound Categories
Open the category picker
TerminalVibes: Set Custom Sound File
Browse for a custom audio file
TerminalVibes: Test Current Sound
Preview the active sound
TerminalVibes: Reset All Category Keywords to Default
Restore default keyword lists
Requirements
VS Code 1.93+
macOS — afplay (built-in)
Windows — PowerShell (built-in)
Linux — paplay, aplay, or ffplay (at least one required)
