Plays a sound whenever an error hits in VS Code, so you notice it even when you are not looking at the screen.
Features
The sound plays when:
A new error appears in your code. A new or different red-squiggle error triggers the sound. This works for any language that reports errors (TypeScript, JavaScript, JSON, Python with a language server, and so on).
You save a file that still has errors.
A terminal command fails. Any command that exits with a non-zero code triggers the sound.
A short cooldown stops the sound from overlapping when many errors appear at once.
Requirements
The extension plays error.mp3 using an audio player already on your system.
Linux: install at least one of mpg123, ffmpeg (for ffplay), mpv or vlc. On Debian, Ubuntu and Parrot:
sudo apt install mpg123
macOS: works out of the box (uses afplay).
Windows: works out of the box (uses PowerShell).
Terminal error detection needs VS Code's shell integration, which is on by default for bash, zsh, fish and PowerShell.
Commands
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P) and run:
Mistri Man Jao Error: Play Test Sound to check that your audio setup works.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
Setting
Default
Description
errorSound.enabled
true
Turn the error sound on or off.
errorSound.onDiagnostics
true
Play when a new error appears in the code, or when you save a file with errors.
errorSound.onTerminal
true
Play when a terminal command fails.
errorSound.cooldownMs
1500
Minimum time between sounds, in milliseconds.
Known Issues
On Linux, no sound plays if none of mpg123, ffplay, mpv or cvlc is installed. A warning message tells you when this happens.
Opening a file that already contains errors can play the sound once, because those errors are new to the extension.
Pressing Ctrl+C in the terminal exits with a non-zero code, so it may trigger the sound.
The sound only plays for errors reported by VS Code. A file with no language support or linter will not report any.
