FastBhej for VS Code

Share text, files, and folders securely without leaving your editor — end-to-end encrypted, zero-knowledge, no account required.

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The same encryption engine that powers fastbhej.com and the FastBhej CLI, wrapped as a VS Code sidebar. Encryption happens entirely on your machine before anything leaves it — the extension talks to FastBhej's API only to store already-encrypted content; it never sends your code, file, or the key that unlocks it in plaintext. A link created here opens correctly on the website or via the CLI, and vice versa.

Drag and drop a file or folder, choose files from a picker, paste an image straight from your clipboard, or just type/paste text — then set your options and share.

Share panel

Auto-expire — 10 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, or 1 week
Password — require a password to open the share
Burn on read — the share deletes itself after the first view
Quick code — a short 6-digit code as an alternative to the full link
Custom URL — pick your own memorable link name instead of a random ID

Every successful share shows a scannable QR code and copies the link straight to your clipboard.

Sharing with a custom URL and quick code

Open it as a full editor tab instead of the sidebar with FastBhej: Open Share Panel — handy for drag-and-drop, since VS Code only delivers OS-level file drops to full editor-tab webviews, not sidebar-docked ones.

Receive

Paste a link, a 6-digit quick code, or a custom name into the Receive field (in the Share panel, or via FastBhej: Receive from the Command Palette) to pull down whatever was shared with you — decrypted locally, right in VS Code.

Receiving a shared link

Recent Shares

A sidebar view (FastBhej icon in the Activity Bar) listing everything you've shared from this machine, with expiry and quick-code badges at a glance.

Recent Shares list

Click any card for the full picture — its QR code, the complete link, when it was created, when it expires, and its quick code if it has one — plus one-click copy and open.

Share detail view with QR code

Inline icon buttons on each card (⧉ copy · ↗ open · ✕ delete) work without opening the detail view at all.

Usage

Action	How
Share a selection	Select text → right-click → FastBhej: Share Selection (or Command Palette)
Share a file or folder	Right-click it in Explorer → FastBhej: Share File or Folder
Share via drag & drop / paste	Open the Share panel (sidebar or FastBhej: Open Share Panel for a full tab)
Receive a share	Paste a link/code/name into the Receive field, or run FastBhej: Receive
View recent shares	Click the FastBhej icon in the Activity Bar
Copy / open / delete a past share	Use the inline icon buttons on a card, or click it for full details
See the welcome screen again	Run FastBhej: Show Welcome from the Command Palette

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`fastbhej.defaultExpiry`	`1h`	Default expiry for shares created from VS Code (`10m`, `1h`, `1d`, `7d`)
`fastbhej.defaultCode`	`false`	Always generate a 6-digit quick code alongside the link
`fastbhej.skipFolders`	`[]`	Extra folder/file names to exclude when sharing a folder, on top of the built-in defaults (`node_modules`, `.git`, `dist`, `build`, etc.)
`fastbhej.includeAllFiles`	`false`	Disable the default folder exclusions and include everything when sharing a folder

Security

Zero-knowledge: AES-256-GCM encryption happens client-side, in the extension, before anything is sent. The server stores ciphertext only and never has the key.
Cross-compatible: identical wire format across the website, the FastBhej CLI, and this extension — a link from any one opens correctly in the others.

Also available as

fastbhej — the terminal CLI (npm install -g fastbhej), with folder zipping, quick codes, QR codes, and more.
fastbhej.com — the full web app.

License

MIT

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