Copy Open Editors

Copy the file list of all currently open editors in VS Code to the clipboard.

What It Is For

Use this extension when you want to quickly export the current open-file context, such as sharing task scope, recording your working set, or generating a checklist.

How To Use

1. Open files in VS Code editors.
2. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
3. Run Copy Open Editors: Copy File List.
4. Paste from clipboard.

Output is one file path per line.

Configurable Parameters

Press Ctrl+, to open VS Code Settings, then search Copy Open Editors.
You can also configure in settings.json.

{
  "copyOpenEditors.filterRegex": "\\.(cs|ts|vue)$",
  "copyOpenEditors.linePrefix": "@",
  "copyOpenEditors.lineSuffix": "",
  "copyOpenEditors.pathMode": "relative"
}

• copyOpenEditors.filterRegex

  • Type: string
  • Default: "\\.(cs|ts|vue)$"
  • Filters file paths by regex before output.
  • Example: ^src/.*\\.ts$

• copyOpenEditors.linePrefix

  • Type: string
  • Default: "@"
  • Adds text before each output line.
  • Example: -

• copyOpenEditors.lineSuffix

  • Type: string
  • Default: ""
  • Adds text after each output line.
  • Example: #open

• copyOpenEditors.pathMode

  • Type: string
  • Default: "relative"
  • Controls output format: relative or absolute.
  • Example: "absolute"

Notes

• If no file editors are open, the command shows a warning.
• If regex is invalid, the command shows an error and skips filtering.
• If filtering matches no files, the command shows a warning.