Workspace Hub
Discover, organize, and switch workspaces effortlessly — with favorites, groups, pinned workspaces, search folders, and quick switch.
Features
- All Workspaces — Automatically discovers
.code-workspace files and git repositories from configured search folders
- Favorites — Star your most-used workspaces for quick access
- Pinned — Pin workspaces to keep them always visible at the top
- Groups — Organize workspaces into color-coded groups
- Recent — Tracks your recently opened workspaces
- Search Folders — Visual sidebar listing of configured scan directories with add/remove controls
- Quick Switch — Keyboard shortcut to instantly switch between workspaces (
Cmd+Alt+W / Ctrl+Alt+W)
- Search — Full-text search across all discovered workspaces
- Tree & List Views — Toggle between tree (grouped by folder) and flat list display
- Sorting — Sort by name, last modified, last opened, or frequency
- Include/Exclude Git Folders — Toggle whether git repositories are treated as workspaces
Getting Started
- Install the extension
- Open the Workspace Hub panel in the activity bar
- Click the + button in the Search Folders section to add directories to scan
- Your workspaces will appear in the All Workspaces section
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Action |
Cmd+Alt+W / Ctrl+Alt+W |
Quick Switch Workspace |
Cmd+Shift+Alt+W / Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W |
Search Workspaces |
Cmd+Alt+N / Ctrl+Alt+N |
Create Workspace |
Configuration
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
workspaceHub.searchFolders |
[] |
Root folders to scan for workspaces |
workspaceHub.searchDepth |
5 |
Maximum scan depth |
workspaceHub.includeGitFolders |
true |
Treat git repositories as workspaces |
workspaceHub.excludePatterns |
[...] |
Glob patterns to exclude from scanning |
workspaceHub.viewMode |
tree |
Display mode (tree or list) |
workspaceHub.sortField |
name |
Sort criterion |
workspaceHub.recentCount |
10 |
Max recent workspaces to remember |
workspaceHub.cacheExpiration |
300 |
Cache TTL in seconds |
License
MIT
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