Window Title Plugin

Sets the VS Code window title from a per-project file when you open a workspace.

Title file

Put the title in:

.vscode/window_title.txt

Use the first non-empty line as the window title, workspace folder name, and Recents label.

Example:

My Project Name

Install

Development (F5)

1. npm install
2. npm run compile
3. Open this folder in VS Code, then Run and Debug → Run Extension

Install as VSIX

npm install
npm run compile
npx vsce package --no-dependencies

In VS Code: Extensions → … → Install from VSIX… and pick the generated .vsix.

Marketplace

Search Window Title Plugin in the Extensions view, or open:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MatthewSchinkel.window-title

Title bar note

Some editors use a custom title bar that ignores window.title. Use:

"window.titleBarStyle": "native"

The extension offers this once on first activation, or run command Window Title: Prefer Native Title Bar. Restart the editor after changing the title bar style.

Commands

Recent / taskbar jump list

On open, the extension also sets the workspace recent label (used by Open Recent and the Windows taskbar Recent Folders jump list) to the same project title.

Works for local and SSH remote folders:

• Reads .vscode/window_title.txt through the VS Code file API (including over SSH when that remote is open)
• Caches each project title so Recents can still be updated when the SSH host is not currently connected
• SSH labels look like My Title [SSH: proxmox]

For older projects already in Recents, run Window Title: Refresh Recent / Jump List Labels. Open each SSH project at least once (with a title file present) so the cache can be filled.

Settings

The bottom-left Current workspace label comes from the .code-workspace file name (or the folder basename if you only opened a folder). With updateWorkspaceName enabled, the extension writes a managed {title}.code-workspace and opens it so that label shows your title from .vscode/window_title.txt — without creating an "Untitled (Workspace)".

License

MIT © Matthew Schinkel — see LICENSE.

Repository

https://github.com/mattschinkel/Visual-Studio-Code-Window-Title-Plugin