Visual Terminal
Visual Terminal provides a simple status-bar button for opening the VS Code integrated terminal. One click on the terminal icon in the bottom-right status bar opens or focuses the terminal you already use.
Features
- One-click terminal access
- Native VS Code status bar integration
- Native VS Code terminal
- Minimal and lightweight design
Usage
- Install the extension.
- Find the terminal icon in the bottom-right status bar.
- Click the icon to open or focus the integrated terminal.
If a terminal is already open, the button focuses it. A new terminal is created only when none exists, using your existing terminal profile and shell settings.
Command
Visual Terminal: Open Visual Terminal
Command identifier: visual-terminal.openTerminal
You can also run the command from the Command Palette.
Requirements
Visual Studio Code 1.138.0 or newer (engines.vscode: ^1.138.0).
Development
Install dependencies and build with pnpm:
pnpm install
pnpm run compile
pnpm run watch
pnpm run test
pnpm run compile type-checks the project, runs ESLint, and bundles the extension with esbuild.
pnpm run watch rebuilds while you edit.
pnpm run test compiles the extension and runs the VS Code extension tests.
Packaging
Create the production bundle with:
pnpm run package
This type-checks the project, runs ESLint, and writes a minified bundle to dist/extension.js. The vscode:prepublish script runs the same command.
