A Visual Studio-style vertical tab grouping view for VS Code. Shows currently open tabs in a sidebar with grouping, sorting, and tab management features.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
A Visual Studio-style vertical tab grouping view for VS Code. This extension provides a custom sidebar view showing all currently open tabs with powerful grouping, sorting, and tab management features.
Features
📁 Tab Grouping
Group by Folder - Organize tabs by their parent folder
Group by Extension - Organize tabs by file type (.ts, .js, .css, etc.)
Group by Project - Organize tabs by detected project (best-effort)
No Grouping - Show a flat list of all tabs
🔤 Tab Sorting
Alphabetical - Sort tabs A-Z by filename
Recently Opened First - Most recently opened tabs at the top
Recently Opened Last - Most recently opened tabs at the bottom
📌 Pinned Tabs
Pin important tabs to keep them at the top
Pinned tabs are shown in a separate group
Pinned tabs are protected from "Close Others" actions
⚡ Quick Actions
Click to open/focus a tab
Close individual tabs or groups
Close Others - Close all tabs except the selected one
Close Tabs to the Right - Close tabs after the selected one
Open to the Side - Open in a split editor
Copy Path - Copy full file path to clipboard
Copy Relative Path - Copy workspace-relative path
Reveal in Explorer - Show file in the Explorer view
🎨 Visual Indicators
File icons based on file type
Dirty indicator (●) for unsaved files
Tab count badge on the view
File path shown in description
Usage
Click the Document Tabs icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
View all your open tabs organized in the sidebar
Click any tab to open it in the editor
Right-click for context menu actions
Use the view title actions/menu for sorting, grouping, refresh, and Expand All
Configuration
Open Settings and search for "Document Tabs", or run Document Tabs: Options... from the Command Palette.
Setting
Default
Description
documentTabs.sortOrder
alphabetical
How to sort tabs (alphabetical, recentlyOpenedFirst, recentlyOpenedLast)
documentTabs.groupBy
folder
How to group tabs (none, folder, extension, project)
documentTabs.showPinnedSeparately
true
Show pinned tabs in a separate group
documentTabs.showTabCount
true
Show tab count in the view badge
documentTabs.showDirtyIndicator
true
Show indicator for unsaved files
documentTabs.showFileIcons
true
Show file icons
documentTabs.showPath
true
Show file path in description
documentTabs.collapseGroupsByDefault
false
Start with groups collapsed
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can assign keyboard shortcuts to Document Tabs commands:
Open Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+K Ctrl+S)
Search for "Document Tabs"
Assign your preferred shortcuts
Commands
All commands are available in the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P):
Document Tabs: Refresh
Document Tabs: Expand All
Document Tabs: Options...
Document Tabs: Sort Alphabetically
Document Tabs: Sort by Recently Opened First
Document Tabs: Sort by Recently Opened Last
Document Tabs: No Grouping
Document Tabs: Group by Folder
Document Tabs: Group by Extension
Document Tabs: Group by Project
Document Tabs: Close All Tabs
Requirements
VS Code version 1.85.0 or higher
Known Limitations
Cannot modify the built-in VS Code tab bar appearance
Cannot add multi-row tabs to the built-in tab bar
Tab color customization is limited to what VS Code theming allows
Contributing
Found a bug or have a feature request? Please open an issue on our GitHub repository.
