sound-effect-for-errors README

Error Sound Notifier is a lightweight Visual Studio Code extension that plays a custom sound whenever a terminal command fails (non-zero exit code).

This helps developers instantly know when a build, script, or program crashes — even if they are not actively watching the terminal.

Features

Plays sound on terminal errors Detects non-zero exit codes Lightweight and fast Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) Simple setup No sound for successful executions Developer-friendly architecture

Requirements

VS Code 1.80 or later Node.js installed node-wav-player dependency

Extension Settings

The extension listens for terminal processes that exit with a non-zero exit code. Example: node app.js If the process exits with: Exit code: 1 Your custom error sound will play automatically. If the process exits successfully (Exit code: 0) — no sound is triggered.

useful for :-

JavaScript Developers Node.js Developers Python Developers Backend Engineers DevOps Engineers Students learning programming Anyone running frequent terminal commands

Keywords

VS Code extension, terminal error sound, Visual Studio Code notifier, build failure alert, Node.js error sound, developer productivity tool, terminal exit code alert.

License

MIT License

Enjoy!