Find in Files

Modal-style live "Find in Files" for VS Code, powered by ripgrep.

A single QuickPick where typing updates matches across the workspace in real time — similar to Command Palette, but for full-text search.

Features

• Live search as you type (debounced, ripgrep-backed).
• Toggle buttons with active background: Match Case (Aa), Use Regex (.*), Whole Word (ab).
• Include / exclude globs via dedicated buttons.
• Default excludes from your VS Code search.exclude setting are applied automatically.
• Selection prefill: highlight text in the editor, run the command, the selection is searched immediately.
• State persistence per workspace — your toggles and globs are remembered.

Usage

• Command palette: Find in Files: Open Search
• Default keybinding: Cmd+Shift+Alt+F (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F (Win/Linux)
• Enter on a result opens the file at the matched line.

Requirements

VS Code ^1.120.0. Ripgrep is bundled via @vscode/ripgrep — no system install needed.