Navigate git diff changes across all changed files without manually clicking each file in the Source Control panel.
VS Code's built-in Next Change / Previous Change stays inside the current file. This extension breaks that boundary — when you reach the last hunk in a file it automatically opens the next changed file and jumps to its first hunk. Going backwards works the same way.
Features
Cross-file navigation — moves through every changed file in the order shown in the Source Control panel (Merge Changes → Staged Changes → Changes).
Deleted files included — opens the diff view for deleted files so nothing is skipped.
Close on move — optionally closes the current file when jumping to the next one, keeping your editor tabs clean.
Wrap-around — optionally loops from the last change back to the first (disabled by default).
No default keybindings — assign your own shortcuts via Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl+K Ctrl+S).
Commands
Command
ID
Git Changes: Next Change
gitChangesThrough.nextChange
Git Changes: Previous Change
gitChangesThrough.previousChange
Search for either command in the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) to run them or to assign a keybinding.
Settings
Setting
Type
Default
Description
gitChangesThrough.closeFileOnMove
boolean
false
Close the current editor when navigating to a different changed file.
gitChangesThrough.wrapAround
boolean
false
After the last change of the last file, wrap around to the first file's first change (and vice versa).
How it works
First invocation — opens the first changed file in a diff view and jumps to its first hunk. Running Previous Change first opens the last file at its last hunk.
Within a file — behaves like VS Code's built-in diff navigation, moving between hunks.
At the boundary — when you are at the last hunk of a file and press Next Change, the extension moves on to the first hunk of the next changed file. Previous Change at the first hunk moves to the last hunk of the previous file.
File selection — the current file is selected/revealed in the Source Control panel as you navigate.
