🏷️ Rename My Window

The simplest way to tell your VS Code windows apart.

Got 5 VS Code windows open and no idea which is which? Just click, type a name, and you're done. No JSON files. No settings to dig through. Just a name.

Demo

How to Use

Option 1: Click the Status Bar

Look at the bottom-left of your VS Code window. You'll see "🏷️ Name this window". Click it. Type a name. Done.

Option 2: Keyboard Shortcut

Press Ctrl+Shift+T (or Cmd+Shift+T on Mac). Type a name. Done.

Option 3: Command Palette

Press Ctrl+Shift+P, type "Rename", and pick "🏷️ Rename This Window". Type a name. Done.

Option 4: Right-Click Area

There's a tag icon in your editor title bar. Click it. Type a name. Done.

Option 5: With Emoji! 😎

Open the Command Palette and pick "😎 Rename with Emoji Prefix". Pick an emoji, type a name, and your window becomes something like 🔥 Client Portal or 🧪 Staging Server.

Features

One-click rename from the status bar (bottom-left)
Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T / Cmd+Shift+T
Emoji mode for extra-clear visual identification
Persists across sessions — close and reopen, your name is still there
No config files to edit — everything happens through simple UI prompts
Clear name command to go back to default
Customizable title format if you want to tweak the template

Commands

Command	Description
`Rename My Window: 🏷️ Rename This Window`	Give this window a custom name
`Rename My Window: 😎 Rename with Emoji Prefix`	Pick an emoji + name
`Rename My Window: ❌ Clear Window Name`	Remove the custom name

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`renameMyWindow.showStatusBar`	`true`	Show the clickable name badge in the status bar
`renameMyWindow.titleFormat`	`${name} ✦ ${activeEditorShort}${separator}${rootName}`	Customize how the title looks
`renameMyWindow.favoriteEmojis`	(15 emojis)	Customize the emoji picker options

Examples

After renaming, your windows will look like this in the taskbar:

🔥 Client Portal ✦ index.tsx — client-portal
🚀 API Server ✦ routes.ts — api-server
💎 My Blog ✦ post.md — blog
🧪 Staging ✦ config.yml — staging-env

Instead of the usual confusing mess of file names.

Why This Exists

Every developer has been there: you Alt+Tab through 4 identical-looking VS Code windows trying to find the right one. The built-in solution requires editing .vscode/settings.json manually with a template string. That's not fun.

This extension makes it dead simple. Click. Type. Done.

License

MIT

Rename My Window

Name this Window