Branch Bookmarks lets you pin lines while working across Git branches, then jump back quickly from the sidebar or quick pick.
Features
Branch-scoped bookmarks
Toggle bookmark at cursor line
Sidebar view in Explorer (Bookmarks)
Quick pick bookmark list
Gutter icon decoration
Automatic line tracking on edits
Bookmark cleanup for deleted/out-of-range files/lines
File rename/move tracking
Sorting Behavior
Sidebar (Bookmarks view): shows bookmarks from the current branch only, groups by file, sorts files alphabetically, and sorts bookmarks in each file by line number (ascending).
Quick Pick (Bookmark: List Bookmarks): shows bookmarks from the current branch sorted by recently added first.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Command ID
Toggle Bookmark
F3
bookmark.toggle
List Bookmarks (Quick Pick)
Shift+F3
bookmark.listQuickPick
Focus Bookmarks Sidebar
Cmd+4 (macOS), Ctrl+4 (Windows/Linux)
bookmark.focusSidebar
Commands
Command Palette Label
Command ID
Bookmark: Toggle Bookmark
bookmark.toggle
Bookmark: List Bookmarks (Quick Pick)
bookmark.listQuickPick
Bookmark: Focus Bookmarks Sidebar
bookmark.focusSidebar
Bookmark: Clear All Bookmarks
bookmark.clearAll
Bookmark: Refresh Bookmarks
bookmark.refresh
Settings
Setting
Description
Default
bookmark.gutterIconColor
Color for bookmark gutter icon
#007ACC
bookmark.branchTransitionDelayMs
Suspend duration for line tracking after branch change (ms)
500
Development
npm install
npm run compile
npm test
Local Install
npm run install:local
This script packages a VSIX and installs it into local VS Code.
