Skip to content
| Marketplace
Sign in
Visual Studio Code>Visualization>Resource LensNew to Visual Studio Code? Get it now.
Resource Lens

Resource Lens

chatflip

|
4 installs
| (0) | Free
Display CPU, Memory, and GPU usage in the VS Code status bar
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Copied to clipboard
More Info

Resource Lens

CI License

Shows CPU, memory, and GPU usage in the VS Code status bar.

status bar example

Hover over any item for a detailed tooltip with a bar chart and extra stats like VRAM usage and GPU temperature.

GPU support

Only NVIDIA GPUs are supported, via nvidia-smi. If nvidia-smi isn't found, the GPU item is hidden automatically.

Tested on Docker (Linux) with an RTX 2080 Ti.

Install

Search for Resource Lens in the Extensions panel, or:

code --install-extension resource-lens-0.0.1.vsix

Settings

{
  // Update interval in ms (minimum 500)
  "resourceLens.updateIntervalMs": 1000,

  "resourceLens.showCpu": true,
  "resourceLens.showMemory": true,
  "resourceLens.showGpu": true,
}

To reduce update frequency:

{ "resourceLens.updateIntervalMs": 5000 }

To show CPU only:

{
  "resourceLens.showMemory": false,
  "resourceLens.showGpu": false,
}

License

Apache-2.0

  • Contact us
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Manage cookies
  • Terms of use
  • Trademarks
© 2026 Microsoft