📧 Email Sender - VS Code Extension
Send professional emails directly from VS Code with a beautiful, intuitive interface.
✨ Features
- 📨 Send emails directly from VS Code - No need to switch to your email client
- 🎨 Beautiful modern UI - Clean, aesthetic interface with smooth animations
- 🔐 Secure credentials - Uses VS Code's Secret Storage API
- 💾 Draft saving - Never lose your work with auto-save drafts
- ⚡ Quick templates - Pre-built subject templates for common emails
- 👥 Multiple recipients - Support for To and CC fields with comma separation
- ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts - Speed up your workflow
- 🎯 Smart validation - Helpful error messages and input validation
- 📊 Character counter - Track your message length
- 👁️ Email preview - See your email before sending
📸 Screenshots
🚀 Quick Start
Easy Installation (Recommended)
🪟 Windows
One-Line Install
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aronka2002/email-sender-extension/main/install.ps1 | iex
Scripts Available
install.ps1 - Install extensionupdate.ps1 - Update to latest versionuninstall.ps1 - Remove extension
Extension Location
C:\Users\YourName\.vscode\extensions\email-sender-1.0.0\
🍎 Mac
One-Line Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aronka2002/email-sender-extension/main/install.sh | bash
Scripts Available
install.sh - Install extensionupdate.sh - Update to latest versionuninstall.sh - Remove extension
Make Scripts Executable
chmod +x install.sh update.sh uninstall.sh
Extension Location
~/.vscode/extensions/email-sender-1.0.0/
🐧 Linux
One-Line Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aronka2002/email-sender-extension/main/install.sh | bash
Scripts Available
install.sh - Install extensionupdate.sh - Update to latest versionuninstall.sh - Remove extension
Make Scripts Executable
chmod +x install.sh update.sh uninstall.sh
Extension Location
~/.vscode/extensions/email-sender-1.0.0/
📋 Quick Command Reference
Install
| Platform |
Command |
| Windows |
.\install.ps1 |
| Mac/Linux |
./install.sh |
Update
| Platform |
Command |
| Windows |
.\update.ps1 |
| Mac/Linux |
./update.sh |
Uninstall
| Platform |
Command |
| Windows |
.\uninstall.ps1 |
| Mac/Linux |
./uninstall.sh |
Installation from vsix file
- Download the vsix file from the VS Code Marketplace
- Open the Extensions view by clicking the Extensions icon in the left sidebar or pressing
Ctrl + Shift + X (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + X (macOS)
- Click the ... button at the top of the Extensions view and select "Install from VSIX..."
- Select the downloaded vsix file and click Install
- Reload VS Code when prompted
Manual Installation from GitHub
# Clone to VS Code extensions folder
cd ~/.vscode/extensions # On Mac/Linux
cd $env:USERPROFILE\.vscode\extensions # On Windows
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/aronka2002/email-sender-extension.git email-sender-1.0.0
# Install dependencies
cd email-sender-1.0.0
npm install
# Restart VS Code
Update Extension
Windows:
.\update.ps1
Mac/Linux:
cd ~/.vscode/extensions/email-sender-1.0.0
git pull
npm install
Setup Gmail App Password
- Go to Google Account
- Navigate to Security
- Enable 2-Step Verification (if not already enabled)
- Go to App Passwords
- Generate a new app password for "Mail"
- Copy the 16-character password
First Use
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
- Type "Send Email" and press Enter
- Enter your Gmail and app password (saved securely)
- Compose and send your email!
📖 Usage
Command Palette
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+P
- Type "Send Email"
- Start composing!
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+Enter or Cmd+Enter - Send emailCtrl+S or Cmd+S - Save draft
Features Overview
📝 Compose Email
- To: Add multiple recipients separated by commas
- CC: Carbon copy multiple recipients
- Subject: Quick templates available
- Body: Full-featured text area with character counter
💾 Draft Management
- Auto-save drafts with
Ctrl+S
- Auto-load drafts on startup
- Never lose your work
⚡ Quick Actions
- Meeting Request template
- Follow-up template
- Update template
- Quick add recipients button
🔔 Notifications
- Success messages when emails are sent
- Error alerts with helpful information
- Warning notifications for missing fields
⚙️ Configuration
This extension contributes the following settings:
emailSender.autoSaveDrafts: Enable/disable automatic draft saving (default: true)emailSender.showNotifications: Show/hide notification messages (default: true)
🔧 Requirements
- VS Code version 1.80.0 or higher
- Gmail account with 2-Step Verification enabled
- App Password generated from Google Account
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
- Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
- Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
- Open a Pull Request
📝 Known Issues
- Currently only supports Gmail SMTP
- Attachments not yet supported (coming soon!)
🗺️ Roadmap
- [ ] Support for multiple email providers (Outlook, Yahoo, etc.)
- [ ] File attachment support
- [ ] HTML email templates
- [ ] Email scheduling
- [ ] Contact management
- [ ] Email history/sent items
📄 License
This extension is licensed under the MIT License.
👤 Author
Aronka
🙏 Acknowledgments
- Built with Nodemailer
- Icons from Emoji
- Inspired by the need for quick email access while coding
📊 Stats
Enjoy sending emails from VS Code! ⭐ Star this repo if you find it helpful!
