Terminal Sound Alert

Plays a funny audio clip every time you run a wrong or failed command in the VS Code terminal.

Features

• Automatically detects failed terminal commands (non-zero exit codes)
• Rotates between 5 different audio clips randomly
• Never plays the same clip twice in a row
• Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Zero configuration — just install and it works!

How It Works

Every time you type a command in the VS Code integrated terminal and it fails (returns a non-zero exit code), the extension picks a random audio clip and plays it. Simple as that.

Examples of Triggers

# These will trigger a sound alert:
blahblah          # command not found
git pushh         # typo in command
npm rn start      # wrong subcommand
python nofile.py  # file doesn't exist

Requirements

• VS Code 1.93+ with Terminal Shell Integration enabled (on by default)
• Windows: No extra setup needed
• macOS: No extra setup needed (uses built-in afplay)
• Linux: Needs ffplay, mpv, or paplay (install one if not present)

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Terminal Sound Alert"
4. Click Install
5. Done! Start typing wrong commands to hear the alerts.

Release Notes

0.0.1

• Initial release
• 5 built-in audio clips
• Random rotation with no consecutive repeats
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)