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Emulator in VS Code Panel
VS Code extension that runs the Android Emulator and the iOS Simulator headless
Install Install it from the VS Code Marketplace , search for izakdvlpr.vscode-emulator-panel in the Extensions view, or run:
code --install-extension izakdvlpr.vscode-emulator-panel
The Emulator icon shows up in the Activity Bar. To build from source instead:
bun install
bun run install:local # build + .vsix + install into VS Code
Documentation
Requirements : What needs to be installed before the first build.Install : The Marketplace, or a local .vsix build from source.Usage : Open the panel, boot a device and run several at once.Controls : Touch, gestures, device buttons, keyboard, clipboard and where the screen can live.Settings : Extension settings, read straight from the manifest.Scripts : The package.json scripts and what each one does.How it works : From the emulator process to the webview canvas: video, input, attach and clipboard.iOS Simulator : The Swift helper, Xcode private frameworks and the same video path as Android.Shutdown : Stop, Detach, closing the window and what happens if the extension host dies.Known limitations : What does not work yet and where behaviour comes from Android or Xcode.Roadmap : What landed in phases 2 and 3, what was dropped and what comes next.
