code-is-crying 😭

Your terminal failed. It knows. Now everyone will hear it.

code-is-crying plays a sound the moment a terminal command exits with an error. No more silently failing builds. No more missed crashes. Your terminal will cry about it — out loud.

What It Does

Watches your terminal for failed commands (non-zero exit codes)
Plays a sound the moment something errors out
Supports multiple sound files — plays one at random each time
Works with any command — npm, tsc, python, git, anything

[!IMPORTANT] This extension watches terminal command failures, not editor squiggles. It triggers when a command exits with a non-zero exit code (e.g. npm run build fails, tsc throws errors, a script crashes). It does not trigger on red underlines while you type.

Installation

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X)
Search for code-is-crying
Click Install

That's it. No setup. No config. It just works.

Sounds

Comes loaded with multiple meme sounds out of the box. Every time your terminal fails, a random one plays — so you never know what's coming.

Want to add your own? Drop any audio file into the extension's sounds/ folder:

sounds/
  your-sound.mp3
  another-one.wav   ← as many as you want

Supports .mp3, .wav, .ogg, .aiff.

Requirements

[!WARNING] VS Code Shell Integration must be enabled (it is on by default). Without it, the extension cannot detect terminal command failures.

To verify it's on, open a terminal in VS Code and run any command. You should see a small ✓ or ✗ icon next to the prompt after it runs. If you don't see it, enable it via: Settings → Terminal → Integrated: Shell Integration: Enabled → turn it on

VS Code 1.93 or later
macOS, Windows, or Linux

Works On

OS	Status
macOS	Works out of the box
Windows	Works out of the box
Linux	Run `sudo apt install alsa-utils` if no sound plays

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
No sound plays	Make sure at least one audio file is in the `sounds/` folder
Sound never triggers	Check that Shell Integration is enabled (see Requirements above)
Extension not activating	Make sure you're on VS Code 1.93+

Join the club

If this made you laugh

Give it a star on GitHub — it won't fix your code but it'll make the extension feel better about itself.

Your teammates need to know about this.

Built for developers who need a little emotional damage to stay productive.

code-is-crying