Exclude Manager Pro

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What is Exclude Manager Pro?

Exclude Manager Pro takes file exclusion management to the next level. It replaces the raw files.exclude entry in settings.json with a rich, fully-featured webview panel in its own Activity Bar tab — giving you a visual, interactive UI with multi-selection, sort controls, pinned sections, virtual groups, live search, scope switching, and a beautiful empty-state experience.

Toggle any exclusion on/off with a single checkbox click
Organize patterns into named virtual groups
Pin critical patterns to the top — always visible
Live search with instant filtering
Multi-select with bulk Toggle / Pin / Move / Delete actions
Sort patterns by Added order, A→Z, or Z→A
Switch between Global and Workspace scopes via UI tabs
Contextual empty-state with a one-click Add Pattern button
Bilingual (English & Spanish) — adapts to your VS Code language

Feature Showcase

Exclude Manager Pro lives in its own Activity Bar icon and opens as a dedicated webview sidebar. The panel is divided into three sections: Pinned, Virtual Groups, and Other Patterns — always clearly organized.

Exclude Manager Pro full sidebar view

🌐 Scope Tabs (Global / Workspace)

Switch between your User (Global) settings and Workspace settings using the tab buttons at the top of the panel. Both scopes are managed completely independently.

Scope tabs - Local Workspace and Global User

🔍 Live Search & Sort

Type in the search bar to filter patterns in real time. Use the sort button to choose between: Default (Added order), Alphabetical A→Z, or Z→A.

_{Live search — results update instantly}

_{Sort order control}

☑️ Multi-Select & Bulk Actions

Hold click to select multiple patterns at once. A floating action bar appears with Toggle, Pin, Move, and Delete — apply changes to all selected items in one shot.

Multi-select with bulk action bar: Toggle, Pin, Move, Delete

📌 Pinned Section

Right-click any pattern and pin it. Pinned patterns are always shown at the very top of the panel in their own dedicated PINNED section, regardless of search or sort state.

$Pinned section showing **\/Scenes\/ pattern$

📁 Virtual Groups

Create named groups to organize your exclusion patterns logically (e.g., Unity, Node, Build). Each group shows a live N/N counter of enabled patterns.

_{Groups with live enabled/total counter}

_{Name your group and press Enter}

Move to group picker showing 'Unity'
_{Inline QuickPick to move a pattern into any existing group}

🖱️ Context Menus

Right-click a pattern for quick access to Rename and Delete actions. Right-click a group to Toggle All, Rename, or Delete the group.

Pattern context menu: Exclude, Rename, Delete

_{Pattern right-click menu}

Group context menu: Toggle All, Rename, Delete Group

_{Group right-click menu}

💡 Smart Empty State

When a scope has no exclusions, the panel shows an informative message and a direct "Add Pattern" button — no hunting through menus.

Empty state with Add Pattern CTA button

🧭 How to Use

Step	Action
1. Open the Panel	Click the Exclude Manager Pro icon in the Activity Bar
2. Switch Scope	Click Local (Workspace) or Global (User) tabs at the top
3. Exclude from Explorer	Right-click any file/folder ▸ "Exclude with Exclude Manager Pro..."
4. Toggle Patterns	Check/uncheck any item to enable or disable that exclusion
5. Multi-Select	Click items while holding Ctrl/Cmd to select multiple, then use the action bar
6. Create Groups	Click `+📁` in the panel header ▸ give it a name
7. Move to Group	Right-click a pattern ▸ "Move to Group..." ▸ pick a group
8. Pin Patterns	Click the pin icon or use multi-select ▸ Pin
9. Search	Type in the search bar to filter instantly
10. Sort	Click the sort icon next to the search bar

⚙️ Configuration

This extension directly reads and writes VS Code's native configuration — no custom database or sync service required.

Setting	Type	Description
`files.exclude`	`object`	The standard VS Code glob map. Exclude Manager Pro visualizes and edits this directly.

Note: All changes are equivalent to editing settings.json manually. Your settings file is always the source of truth.

🔄 Auto-Sync

If you manually edit your settings.json while the panel is open, Exclude Manager Pro automatically detects the change and refreshes the view — no restart or manual refresh needed.

🌎 Bilingual Support (EN / ES)

Exclude Manager Pro automatically adapts to your VS Code display language:

Language	Status
🇺🇸 English	✅ Supported
🇪🇸 Spanish	✅ Supported

📋 Requirements

VS Code ^1.107.0 or newer (compatible with Antigravity IDE)
No additional dependencies or external services required

📄 Changelog

See CHANGELOG for a full list of changes across versions.

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