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Bug Sound Alert

Bug Sound Alert

Simran

| (0) | Free
Plays a sound whenever your code has an error. Works with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Go, Rust and more.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Bug Sound Alert 🎺

Plays the iconic FAAAHHH sound every time your code has an error or bug.

Features

  • 🎺 Plays FAAAHHH on every new error detected
  • 🔇 Toggle on/off from the status bar (bottom right)
  • ⏱️ Cooldown setting to prevent sound spam
  • 🧪 Test the sound via Command Palette

How to Use

  1. Install the extension
  2. Write some buggy code — enjoy the shame 🎺
  3. Click 🎺 BugSound in the status bar to toggle on/off

Commands

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search:

  • Bug Sound Alert: Toggle On/Off
  • Bug Sound Alert: Test Sound 🎺

Settings

Setting Default Description
bugSoundAlert.enabled true Enable/disable sounds
bugSoundAlert.cooldownSeconds 3 Seconds between sounds

Requirements

  • macOS: Works out of the box (afplay)
  • Windows: Works out of the box (PowerShell)
  • Linux: Requires paplay, aplay, mpg123, or ffplay
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