🚀 Project Manager Pro

The Ultimate Project Manager for Visual Studio Code

Manage all your projects beautifully. Star projects, customize with colors & icons, create Python projects with virtual environments — all from VS Code sidebar.

Install from Marketplace • View on GitHub • Report Bug

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📸 Preview

Main interface with Workspaces, Favorites, and Recent projects

✨ Features

📂 Smart Project Management

• All Recent Projects — View everything from VS Code history
• Workspaces Section — Dedicated area for .code-workspace files
• Favorites — ⭐ Star your most-used projects
• Drag & Drop — Reorder favorites your way
• Smart Search — Filter across all projects instantly

🎨 Full Customization

Choose from 18 colors and 18+ icons for each project

• 18 Beautiful Colors — Personalize each project
• 18+ Icons — Rocket, Zap, Coffee, Heart, Database, Globe, and more
• Custom Names — Rename without changing folder names
• Hide Projects — Clean up your list

🐍 Python Project Creator

Create Python projects with virtual environment and dependencies

• One-Click Setup — Create complete Python projects
• Virtual Environment — Automatic .venv creation
• Framework Templates:
  • 📄 Empty — Blank project
  • 🐍 Python — Basic script with main.py
  • ⚡ FastAPI — Modern API with uvicorn
  • ☕ Flask — Lightweight web framework
  • 🟢 Django — Full-stack framework
• Auto Dependencies — Install packages automatically
• Live Progress — Watch installation in real-time
• Random Appearance — Fresh color & icon on each creation!

⚡ Quick Actions

📦 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace (Recommended)

1. Open VS Code
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+X (Extensions)
3. Search "Project Manager Pro"
4. Click Install

Or install directly: VS Code Marketplace

From GitHub Releases

1. Download .vsix from Releases
2. In VS Code: Ctrl+Shift+P → "Install from VSIX"
3. Select downloaded file

🎯 How to Use

Basic Usage

1. Click 📂 icon in Activity Bar (left sidebar)
2. See your projects organized by:
   • Workspaces — Multi-root workspaces
   • Favorites — Starred projects
   • Recent — All recent folders
3. Click to open, right-click for options

Create New Python Project

1. Click ➕ button in header
2. Fill in Name and Location
3. Pick Color & Icon (or keep random!)
4. Select Template (FastAPI, Flask, Django, etc.)
5. Add extra Dependencies if needed
6. Click CREATE — done! 🎉

Customize Projects

1. Right-click any project
2. Choose from menu:
   • 🎨 Set Color
   • 📦 Set Icon
   • ✏️ Rename
   • 👁️ Hide
   • 📋 Copy Path
   • 📁 Reveal in Explorer

⚙️ Settings

Press Ctrl+, → Search "Project Manager"

Extension Settings Panel

Click ⚙️ gear in extension header:

• Max Projects — Limit displayed projects
• Default Path — Default location for new projects
• Hidden Projects — Manage hidden projects

🗺️ Roadmap

We're just getting started! Here's what's coming:

Coming Soon 🔜

• [ ] Node.js Templates — Express, NestJS, Next.js
• [ ] React/Vue Templates — Vite, Create React App
• [ ] Rust Templates — Cargo projects
• [ ] Go Templates — Go modules
• [ ] Java Templates — Maven, Gradle
• [ ] C#/.NET Templates — ASP.NET, Console apps

Future Plans 🚀

• [ ] Project tags and categories
• [ ] Git branch display
• [ ] Project statistics
• [ ] Custom templates
• [ ] Workspace sync across machines
• [ ] Project notes

Have a suggestion? Open an issue!

🛠️ Development

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/ErrrikMarrrtinez/project-manager-pro.git
cd project-manager-pro

# Install
npm install

# Compile
npm run compile

# Watch mode
npm run watch

# Package
npx vsce package

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push: git push origin feature/amazing
5. Open Pull Request

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.