File Path On Footer

Displays the full path of the current file at the top or bottom of the editor in Visual Studio/SSMS. Configure options such as path format, trailing folders, directory separators, alignment, spacing, and internal/generated file handling. Click behaviors: Ctrl+Click or double right-click to open the containing folder, right-click to copy the full path. All settings can be configured via Tools → Options → File Path On Footer.

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This will be very helpful if you are working on files which is having similar and or same name. Visual Studio IDE already shows the file path when you hover the mouse over the document tab but I like to see the file name always on bottom of editor.

Tools Options

Near Zoom Control

Internal Paths

SQL Server Management Studio

Using this plugin you can,

• Display the file name always at the top, bottom and bottom control of the editor.
• Open the containing folder using Ctrl+Click or Double Right Click.
• Toggle the directory separator character.
• Copy the full path using Right Click.
• Copy a partial path using text selection or Left Click.
• Configure trailing folder levels and path display format.
• Support for standard Visual Studio themes and environment fonts.
• Full support for High Contrast mode.
• Configure all options via Tools → Options → File Path On Footer.
• All themes are supported.

Blue

Dark

Dark With Light Editor

Green

Light

Light With Dark Editor

Purple

Red

Solarized (Dark)

Solarized (Light)

Tan

Don't have additional themes for Visual Studio, then get it from Visual Studio Marketplace

Supports Environment Font settings

Tools->Options->Environment->Fonts and Colors->Environment Font

Sample screenshot with custom Environment Font setting

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Change log

Version 3.1.0

Added Bottom Control option under Tools options. Fixed an issue where GitHub Copilot displayed Temp.txt when internal files were visible. Temporarily removed SSMS from the VSIX package due to Marketplace configuration restrictions. It can be added manually if required.

Version 3.0.0

Tools->Options added with additional settings. SSMS 21 and 22 support added. VS 2026 support added.

Version 2.1.1.1

Toggle Directory Separator character added, Press "T" on File Path

Version 2.1.1

More Infor URL updated as domain got expired

Version 2.1

• Modified- Double Right Click or Ctrl+Click to open containing folder
• Added - Full Text selection by multiple Left Clicks

Version 2.0

• Added - Support to Visual Studio 2022
• Removed - Visual Studio 2012, 2013 and 2015 support
• Fixed - Unable to Install in VS 2019 when 2022 installed

Version 1.4.11

• Fixed- Directory Opus File opening warning message

Version 1.4.10

• Added - Support to Visual Studio 2019

Version 1.4.9

• Added - Support to Visual Studio 2017
• Removed - Visual Studio 2010 support
• Removed - Force theme option
• Fixed - For some initial installation plugin didn't detect default theme, which is corrected.

Version 1.4.8

• Fixed- 1.4.7 Version had issues with Visual Studio 2010 & 2012

Version 1.4.7

• Added- High Contrast support
• Added - Path Selection
• Added - Force Theme Update using Alt + Click

Version 1.4.6

• Fixed- Visual Studio 2015 theme compatibility issue.

Version 1.4.5

• Fixed- Visual Studio crash when doing database compare for the second time.

Version 1.4.4

• Added support to Visual Studio 2015

Version 1.4.3.1

• Fixed - Visual studio crash when opening Quick watch after upgrading to 1.4.3.

Version 1.4.3

• Fixed - Invalid Exception message while copying file path using right click.
• Fixed - File path was not properly visible (bottom area was cropped) if we change the Environment Font settings.

Version 1.4.2

• Fixed - Unwanted exception message was showing on Web Essentials Preview Pane of .LESS file.

Version 1.4.1

• Fixed - underscore (_) was not showing in file path.

Version 1.4

• Fixed font change in Conditional Breakpoint window.
• Fixed an issue in .sql file.
• Exception handlers are updated to show detailed error description, if any.

Version 1.3

• Fixed Invalid text in Conditional Breakpoint and Quick Watch window.

Version 1.2

• Added support to 11 Visual Studio Themes

Version 1.1

• Added support to more files.

Version 1.0

• Initial Version

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