File Tree Smart

Generate clean, professional Markdown file trees from any folder in VS Code, with optional icons and .gitignore awareness.

GitHub

Project repository: File Tree Smart on GitHub This project is open source and publicly available on GitHub.

Created by PlayRood. GitHub: PlayRood32.

Features

• Generate Markdown tree with icons.
• Generate Markdown tree without icons.
• Smart quick action to choose mode on demand.
• Works from both:
  • Explorer folder right-click menu
  • Command Palette
• Respects .gitignore from root and nested folders.
• Uses a large fallback ignore list when .gitignore is missing.
• Supports a large icon map for common filenames and extensions.
• Handles empty folders after filtering.

Commands

• Generate Markdown Tree (with icons)
• Generate Markdown Tree (no icons)
• Generate Markdown Tree... (quick pick: with/without icons)

Explorer Context Menu

All three commands are available when right-clicking a folder in the Explorer (explorerResourceIsFolder).

Extension Settings

• fileTreeSmart.defaultWithIcons (default: true)
• fileTreeSmart.maxDepth (default: 12)
• fileTreeSmart.showHiddenFiles (default: false)
• fileTreeSmart.respectGitignore (default: true)

Output Format

The extension generates output in this structure:

# File Tree: awesome-web-app

**Generated:** 23/02/2026, 16:05:12
**Root Path:** `/home/user/projects/awesome-web-app`

```
├── 📁 app
│   ├── ⚛️ page.tsx
│   ├── ⚛️ layout.tsx
│   └── 🎨 globals.css
├── 📁 components
│   ├── ⚛️ header.tsx
│   └── ⚛️ footer.tsx
├── ⚙️ next.config.ts
├── ⚙️ tsconfig.json
├── 📦 package.json
└── 🔒📦 yarn.lock
```

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*Generated by File Tree Smart*

If a folder is empty after filtering, it is rendered as:

└── (empty folder)

Full Icon List (Categorized)

All mapped extensions are grouped by category for easier browsing. Total extensions: 992.

Usage

1. Open a folder/workspace in VS Code.
2. Right-click a folder in Explorer (or use Command Palette).
3. Run one of the tree generation commands.
4. The result opens in a new untitled Markdown editor.

Requirements

• VS Code ^1.90.0

Release Notes

0.0.1

• Initial release.
• Added 3 commands and Explorer context menu support.
• Added .gitignore parsing (root + nested).
• Added fallback ignore patterns.
• Added extensive icon mapping.