Skip to content
| Marketplace
Sign in
Visual Studio Code>Linters>Code Cleaner - Scan Unused CodeNew to Visual Studio Code? Get it now.
Code Cleaner - Scan Unused Code

Code Cleaner - Scan Unused Code

Sunny Modi

|
13 installs
| (0) | Free
Detect, highlight, and remove unused code (dead code) in JavaScript and TypeScript projects.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Copied to clipboard
More Info

🚀 Code Cleaner - Scan Unused Code

Detect, highlight, and remove unused code instantly
Clean your codebase with speed, accuracy, and developer productivity ⚡


✨ Features

  • 🔍 Detect unused variables, functions, imports & dead code

  • 🧹 Remove unused code with one click

  • 📂 Sidebar view of all unused items

  • ⚡ Fast scanning using AST parsing

  • 🔄 Real-time refresh of unused code

  • 🧠 Supports:

    • JavaScript
    • TypeScript
    • React (JSX/TSX)

⚡ Commands

Command Description
Remove Unused Line Removes selected unused line
Remove All Unused Code Cleans entire file
Refresh Unused List Rescans project
Delete Unused Removes item from sidebar
Remove All (Sidebar) Clears all unused items

🧩 How It Works

Code Cleaner uses AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) parsing to:

  1. Analyze your code structure
  2. Detect unused variables, imports, and functions
  3. Provide safe cleanup actions

👉 No regex hacks — accurate and reliable detection.


📦 Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions
  3. Search: Code Cleaner - Scan Unused Code
  4. Click Install

Or install directly:

👉 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sunnymodi.scan-unused-code


⚙️ Requirements

  • VS Code ^1.80.0 or above
  • Works best with JavaScript & TypeScript projects

🐞 Known Issues

  • Large files may take slightly longer to scan
  • Complex dynamic imports may not always be detected

🗺️ Roadmap

  • ✅ Auto-fix suggestions
  • 🔜 Workspace-wide scanning
  • 🔜 AI-based smart cleanup
  • 🔜 Performance improvements

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

  1. Fork the repo
  2. Create a feature branch
  3. Submit a PR

👨‍💻 Author

Sunny Modi

  • 💼 Frontend Developer
  • 🚀 Building developer tools
  • 🌐 Focused on productivity & clean code

⭐ Support

If you find this useful:

👉 Star the repo
👉 Share with developers
👉 Leave a review on Marketplace


📜 License

MIT License


Made with ❤️ by Sunny Modi

  • Contact us
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Manage cookies
  • Terms of use
  • Trademarks
© 2026 Microsoft