Workspace Quick Shifter

VS Code extension to manage and switch between different workspaces with a custom tagging system.

Features

• 🏷️ Custom tags: Organize your workspaces with colored tags
• 🔍 Advanced filtering: Filter workspaces by name or tags
• ⚡ Quick switching: Switch between workspaces quickly
• 📝 Simple configuration: Easy-to-edit JSON file

Usage

1. Initial configuration

Use the command Workspace Quick Shifter: Edit Workspace Configuration to open the configuration file.

The configuration file has the following structure:

{
  "tags": [
    { "name": "work", "color": "#007ACC" },
    { "name": "personal", "color": "#28A745" },
    { "name": "learning", "color": "#FFC107" },
    { "name": "archived", "color": "#6C757D" }
  ],
  "workspaces": [
    {
      "name": "My Main Project",
      "path": "/Users/nom/Projects/mon-projet",
      "tags": ["work"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Personal Project",
      "path": "/Users/nom/Projects/perso",
      "tags": ["personal", "learning"]
    }
  ]
}

2. Adding tags

Tags are defined in the tags array with:

• name: Tag name
• color: Hex color for display

3. Adding workspaces

Each workspace contains:

• name: Display name
• path: Full path to the folder
• tags: (optional) List of associated tag names

4. Switching workspaces

Use the command Workspace Quick Shifter: Switch Workspace (or Cmd+Shift+P and search for "Switch Workspace") to:

• See all your workspaces
• Filter by tags (click a tag to enable/disable it)
• Search by name
• Open in a new window or the current window

Commands

• Workspace Quick Shifter: Switch Workspace: Opens the workspace selection interface
• Workspace Quick Shifter: Edit Workspace Configuration: Opens the configuration file

Configuration File Location

The configuration file is always located at .vscode/workspaces.json in your workspace root. This ensures each project has its own workspace configuration.

Full configuration example

{
  "tags": [
    { "name": "frontend", "color": "#61DAFB" },
    { "name": "backend", "color": "#68A063" },
    { "name": "mobile", "color": "#3DDC84" },
    { "name": "client-A", "color": "#FF6B6B" },
    { "name": "client-B", "color": "#4ECDC4" },
    { "name": "archived", "color": "#95A5A6" }
  ],
  "workspaces": [
    {
      "name": "Client A Website",
      "path": "/Users/nom/Projects/clientA-website",
      "tags": ["frontend", "client-A"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Client A API",
      "path": "/Users/nom/Projects/clientA-api",
      "tags": ["backend", "client-A"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Client B Mobile App",
      "path": "/Users/nom/Projects/clientB-mobile",
      "tags": ["mobile", "client-B"]
    }
  ]
}