Capture the Code VS Code Extension

Takes a one‑click “text shot” of your whole workspace tree and each file’s textual content and puts it on your clipboard.

Features

• Sidebar view with a big 📸 Capture button
• Skips binary files and very large text files (configurable)
• Ignores common folders like node_modules and .git
• Nothing is written to disk

Usage

1. Install the extension (vsce package then code --install-extension capture-code-shot-<version>.vsix or grab it from the Marketplace once published).
2. Open a folder in VS Code.
3. Click the Capture button in the Capture Code activity bar icon.
4. Paste anywhere (chatGPT, email, etc.).

Settings

• captureCodeShot.ignoreGlobs – Additional glob patterns to exclude.
• captureCodeShot.maxFileSizeKB – Max size for file content before truncation.
• captureCodeShot.skipBinaries – Skip binary files completely.

Development

• npm install
• npm run watch (auto‑compile)
• Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host.