Comment Remover Plus - Remove Comments from Code

A powerful VS Code extension that intelligently removes comments from your code while preserving code quality and readability.

✨ Features

• 🗑️ Remove all comments (both single-line // and multi-line /* */)
• 📝 Selective removal - Remove only single-line or multi-line comments
• 🧠 Smart string detection - Preserves comment-like text inside strings
• 🧹 Auto cleanup - Removes empty lines left after comment removal
• ⚡ Multiple access methods - Command palette, context menu, keyboard shortcuts
• 🎯 Language agnostic - Works with JavaScript, TypeScript, C, C++, Java, and more

Commands

• Remove All Comments: Removes both single-line and multi-line comments
• Remove Single Line Comments: Removes only // style comments
• Remove Multi-line Comments: Removes only /* */ style comments

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+R (Mac): Remove All Comments

Usage

Via Command Palette

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type "Remove" and select one of the available commands

Via Context Menu

1. Right-click in the editor
2. Select "Remove All Comments"

Via Keyboard Shortcut

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows/Linux) / Cmd+Shift+R (Mac)

Installation

Install directly from the VS Code Marketplace:

1. Via VS Code Extensions:

   • Open Extensions panel (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
   • Search for "Comment Remover Plus"
   • Click Install

2. Via Command Line:

   code --install-extension juancalemany.comment-remover-plus
   

Example

Before:

// This is a comment
const message = "Hello World"; // Another comment
/* 
 * Multi-line comment
 */

After using "Remove All Comments":

const message = "Hello World";

Support

• Issues: Report bugs or request features
• Rating: If you find this extension helpful, please leave a review!

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Aramis Negron for the inspiration and mentorship that made this extension possible. 🙏

License

MIT - See LICENSE file for details.