Folder Count

See how many files are in your folders—directly in the Explorer.

By Nova Sidera · IT company from Montenegro with 10+ years of development experience.

Features

Way	Description
Folder counts panel	A section in the Explorer sidebar (under the file tree) shows workspace folders and subfolders with recursive file counts. Expand any folder to see its subfolders and files.
Context menu → Toast	Right-click a folder in Explorer → Show file count → count appears in a notification.
Context menu → Output	Right-click a folder → Show file count (Output) → count is written to the Output panel (channel "Folder Count").

Counts respect .gitignore and files.exclude.
Folder icons are color-coded by file count (theme colors): red ≥10k, orange ≥1k, blue ≥100.
Refreshes when files change or workspace folders change.

Install the extension from the Marketplace.
Open a folder in VS Code. In the Explorer you’ll see the Folder counts section below the file tree.
Right-click any folder for Show file count (toast) or Show file count (Output).

npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 in VS Code to run the extension in Development Host. Or build a .vsix:

npm run build

Then in VS Code: Extensions → … → Install from VSIX and select the generated .vsix file.