📖 What is Comment Remover?

Comment Remover is a powerful VS Code extension that helps you clean up your codebase by removing comments from your files and folders with ease. Whether you're preparing code for production, creating clean examples, or just want a comment-free view of your code, this extension has you covered!

Key Features

• Remove comments from single files or entire folders
• Undo functionality - Made a mistake? No problem!
• Smart comment detection - Handles line comments (//, #) and block comments (/* */)
• Preserve special comments - Keep JSDoc, TODOs, or custom-prefixed comments
• Flexible ignore patterns - Skip specific files, folders, or patterns
• Highly configurable - Customize the behavior to fit your needs
• Multi-language support - Works with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C++, and more!

🚀 How to Use

Remove Comments from a Single File

Right-click on any file in the Explorer and select "Remove Comments":

Remove Comments from an Entire Folder

Right-click on any folder in the Explorer and select "Remove Comments from Folder":

Made a mistake?

No worries! After removing comments, all changes are clearly displayed. You can review changes individually and easily undo any modifications if needed:

With the Keep or Undo buttons, you decide which files to keep or restore:

Command Palette

You can also access all commands through the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P):

• Comment Remover: Remove Comments - Remove comments from current file
• Comment Remover: Remove Comments from Folder - Remove comments from selected folder
• Comment Remover: Undo Last Comment Removal - Undo the last operation
• Comment Remover: Add Ignore Pattern - Add files/patterns to ignore
• Comment Remover: Add Preserve Comment Prefix - Preserve comments with specific prefixes
• Comment Remover: Show All Settings - View current configuration

Configuration

Customize the extension's behavior in your VS Code settings:

Examples

Before

// This is a line comment
function calculateSum(a, b) {
    /* This is a block comment
       that spans multiple lines */
    return a + b;
}

// TODO: This will be preserved if configured
const result = calculateSum(5, 3);

After (with default settings)

function calculateSum(a, b) {
    return a + b;
}

const result = calculateSum(5, 3);

Use Cases

• Production Deployment - Remove comments before deploying to reduce file size
• Code Sharing - Share clean code snippets without internal comments
• Documentation - Create clean code examples for documentation
• Learning - Study code structure without comment distractions
• Code Review - Focus on the actual code implementation

Support & Feedback

Thank You!

Thank you so much for using Comment Remover! I hope this extension makes your coding life a little easier and your codebase a little cleaner. Your support and feedback mean the world to me!

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to:

• 🐛 Report bugs on GitHub
• 💡 Request features
• ⭐ Star the repository

Buy Me a Coffee ☕

If you find this extension helpful and want to support its development, consider buying me a coffee! Your support helps me maintain and improve this extension, but it's completely optional - the extension will always be free to use.

Every coffee keeps the code flowing! ☕✨

License

This extension is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.