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Capture the window of your code or what you are viewing and save your images to remember them or send them later!
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Screenshot History

A Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to take screenshots, view them in a history sidebar, and easily open or manage them directly within VS Code.

Images

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Features

  • Take Screenshots: Capture your screen directly from VS Code with a single command.
  • Screenshot History: View all your previous screenshots in a dedicated sidebar.
  • Quick Access: Easily open images from the screenshot history with just a click.
  • History Organization: View, open, and manage all your screenshots in one place.

Installation

  1. Open Visual Studio Code.
  2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
  3. Search for Screenshot History.
  4. Click Install.

Usage

Take a Screenshot

You can take a screenshot by running the Take Screenshot command:

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS).
  2. Type Take Screenshot and press Enter.

View Screenshot History

To view your screenshot history:

  1. Open the sidebar by clicking the Screenshots icon in the Activity Bar.
  2. View all your screenshots listed in the history panel.
  3. Click on any image to open it.

Open a Screenshot

Click on any screenshot in the history panel to open it in your default image viewer.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Take Screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS), then type Take Screenshot.
  • Open Screenshot History: Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS), then type Open History.

Configuration

This extension saves your screenshots to the folder C:/ImgVS by default. You can modify this in the extension settings to save your screenshots in a different location.

Commands

  • extension.takeScreenshot: Take a screenshot and save it to the history folder.
  • extension.showHistory: Show the screenshot history in the sidebar.
  • extension.openHistoryView: Open the screenshot history view from the Activity Bar.
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