Resource Lens

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

Screenshots

Hover over each status bar item for a compact tooltip with the most useful details.

CPU

RAM

VRAM

GPU support

Only NVIDIA GPUs are supported, via nvidia-smi. If nvidia-smi isn't found, the GPU item is hidden automatically. Multiple NVIDIA GPUs are shown as aggregated VRAM usage in the status bar, with per-GPU details in the tooltip.

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

Install

Search for Resource Lens in the Extensions panel.

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,
}

Known issues

• Tooltip content may flicker or briefly disappear while values update. This is a VS Code limitation and not specific to this extension.

License

Apache-2.0