JetBrains Dashboard

JetBrains-style Welcome Screen for VS Code — replaces the default Get Started tab with a project dashboard inspired by IntelliJ IDEA / GoLand / WebStorm.

VS Code Marketplace:

Open VSX:

Screenshots

Dashboard

Project list with pinned projects, search, quick actions, and theme customization — adapts to any VS Code color theme.

Status Bar

Click the $(home) icon in the status bar to open the dashboard at any time.

Features

• Project list — recent projects sorted by last opened, with hash-colored avatars (like JetBrains)
• Pin projects — pinned projects stick to the top with a visual divider
• Search — filter projects by name or path
• Quick actions — New Project, Open, Clone Repository
• Customize — Color Theme, Keymap, Plugins
• One-click theme pack — install and activate fogio.jetbrains-color-theme, fogio.jetbrains-file-icon-theme, fogio.jetbrains-product-icon-theme together
• Status bar button — $(home) icon in status bar, one click to open dashboard
• Startup auto-open — shows automatically when no folder is open (configurable)
• Show on empty — optionally reopen dashboard when all editor tabs are closed (like JetBrains)
• Theme-aware — adapts to any VS Code color theme via CSS variables

Part of the JetBrains-for-VS-Code suite:

Getting Started

1. Install from the Marketplace
2. Open VS Code without a folder — the dashboard appears automatically
3. Or press Cmd+Shift+P → JetBrains Dashboard: Open

Project List

Each project shows:

• Avatar — first letter in a colored circle, color derived from project name hash (same algorithm as JetBrains)
• Name — folder name
• Path — full path, truncated from the left
• Relative time — "2 hours ago", "Yesterday", "3 days ago"

Hover actions:

• Open in new window
• Pin / Unpin
• Remove from list

Keyboard:

• Enter — open project (hold Cmd/Ctrl for new window)
• Delete / Backspace — remove from list

Projects that no longer exist on disk are shown as struck-through. Clicking shows a prompt to remove.

Commands

Settings

Build

npm install
npm run build      # production bundle
npm run watch      # dev mode with auto-rebuild

Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.

License

MIT