Wide Search
Full-width Find in Files for Visual Studio Code.
한국어
Why?
VSCode's built-in search (Ctrl+Shift+F) opens in the sidebar with a narrow preview. A wide, editor-tab-based search panel feels so much better.
Wide Search replaces the default search with a full-width editor tab:
- Flat result list with highlighted matches
- Editable preview — fix code right in the search panel
- Instant search as you type
Features
- Instant search — results stream in as you type, powered by ripgrep
- Replace — single match or replace all across files, saves immediately
- Editable preview — click a result, edit directly, auto-saves after 1 second
- Flat result list — every match on its own line with filename and line number
- Regex replace — supports
\n, \t escape sequences and $1 capture groups
- Multiline search & replace —
M button or paste multiline text to auto-activate
- Folder scope — right-click a folder in Explorer to search within it only
- Auto-save before search — unsaved files are automatically saved so ripgrep can find them
- Search history — up to 50 queries, navigate with arrow keys
- Filters — file mask (e.g.
*.ts, *.java), case sensitive, regex
- Keyboard-driven — full navigation without the mouse
- Theme sync — respects your VSCode color theme
- i18n — English and Korean, auto-detected from VSCode language setting
- Cross-platform — Windows, Linux, macOS
Installation
From VS Code Extension Marketplace
- Open Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X)
- Search for "Wide Search" and click Install
You can also install it from the VS Code Marketplace website by searching for "Wide Search".
From VSIX (Manual Build)
git clone https://github.com/ddakker/vscode-wide-search-extension
cd vscode-wide-search-extension
npm install
./package.sh
code --install-extension wide-search-0.1.0.vsix
From VS Code UI (VSIX)
- Open Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X)
- Click
... → Install from VSIX...
- Select the
.vsix file
Keyboard Shortcuts
Global
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
Open search panel |
Ctrl+Shift+R |
Open replace panel |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
Open replace panel (VSCode default) |
Search panel
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Type in search box |
Instant search |
↑ / ↓ |
Navigate results / browse history |
Enter |
Open file at match line |
Esc |
Close panel / return to search from editor |
Tab / Shift+Tab |
Move focus: search → results → replace |
Alt+C |
Toggle case sensitive |
Alt+R |
Toggle regex |
Alt+M |
Toggle multiline |
| Double-click |
Open file at match line |
Preview editor
| Shortcut |
Action |
| Edit text |
Auto-saves after 1 second |
Esc |
Return to search input |
Tab |
Insert tab character |
Usage
Search
Ctrl+Shift+F to open- Type — results appear instantly
- Click a result to preview
- Double-click or
Enter to open in editor
Replace
Ctrl+Shift+R (or Ctrl+Shift+H) to open with replace- Enter search and replacement text
- Replace — replaces selected match (1 occurrence)
- Replace All — replaces all matches, then returns to editor
- In regex mode,
\n/\t in replacement are converted to actual newline/tab
Folder Scope
- Right-click a folder in Explorer → Wide Search: Find in Folder
- Search is limited to that folder (shown in the scope bar)
- Click X to clear scope and search all files
Multiline
- Click M or press
Alt+M to toggle multiline mode
- Search and replace inputs expand to multi-line textareas
- Paste text with newlines to auto-activate
Edit in Preview
- Click a result to load the file in the preview
- Edit directly — changes auto-save after 1 second
- Result list updates in real-time as you edit
Requirements
- VSCode 1.85.0+
- ripgrep (bundled with VSCode)
License
Apache License 2.0
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