SnapZoom

SnapZoom – One Shortcut, Full Focus Mode in VS Code

Zoom to the edges, snap back. A minimal, production‑ready extension that gives you a single shortcut to jump into focus and back out instantly. Works in both VS Code and Cursor.

View on VS Code Marketplace · Source on GitHub · MIT License

Demo

What it does

• Cmd+Shift+Enter
  • Terminal (panel hidden): Show panel
  • Terminal (panel visible): Maximize panel
  • Editor: Toggle Zen Mode
• Ctrl+Shift+Enter (helpers)
  • Terminal: Toggle Maximized Panel
  • Editor: Toggle Panel

Setting

• snapzoom.keepPanelInZen (default: true): Keep panel/terminal visible when entering Zen.
• snapzoom.applyRecommendedZenDefaults (default: true): Apply recommended Zen/workbench defaults before toggling. These map to:
  • zenMode.restore: true
  • zenMode.fullScreen: false
  • zenMode.centerLayout: false
  • zenMode.hideActivityBar: true
  • zenMode.hideStatusBar: true
  • zenMode.hidePanel: false (controlled by keepPanelInZen)
  • zenMode.hideLineNumbers: false
  • workbench.editor.showTabs: "multiple"
  • workbench.statusBar.visible: true

Commands

• SnapZoom: Toggle (Editor) → snapzoom.toggleEditor
• SnapZoom: Toggle (Terminal) → snapzoom.toggleTerminal

Shortcuts

Troubleshooting

If a keybinding doesn't fire, open the built‑in tool: Developer: Toggle Keyboard Shortcuts Troubleshooting to see which command receives the key.

Install / Run / Package

# illustrative only
git clone https://github.com/eqbal/snapzoom
cd snapzoom
npm install
npm run watch
# Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host

# Package a .vsix (installable in VS Code/Cursor):
npm run package

Story & Credits

Built by Eqbal Eki — GitHub eqbal. This is the "cinema mode" I always wanted: a single key to focus on code or terminal, and snap back just as fast.

License

MIT