GitHub Quick Switch
Got a work GitHub and a personal GitHub? Switch between them with one click. No more digging through Windows Credential Manager every time you push.
How it works
Your active GitHub account shows in the bottom-left status bar. Click it to get a dropdown:
- Pick an account: Git push/pull now uses that account.
- Add GitHub account…: log in to another account (you only do this once per account).
- Edit commit name/email…: set the name and email your commits show for each account.
- Remove account…: log an account out of this computer.
When you switch, the extension also updates your commit name and email to match that account.
Setup
- Install the extension.
- Click Pick GitHub account in the bottom-left corner.
- Choose Add GitHub account… and log in. Repeat for each account.
- Pick the account you want to use. That's it.
You can also open the dropdown from the Command Palette: GitHub: Switch Account.
Requirements
- Git with Git Credential Manager (included with Git for Windows). If the extension says it can't find it, update Git.
- Works over HTTPS remotes (
https://github.com/...). SSH remotes use SSH keys instead and aren't affected.
What it changes
Switching runs these global Git settings for you:
git config --global credential.https://github.com.username <account>
git config --global user.name <your name>
git config --global user.email <your email>
Privacy
- The only thing this extension saves is the commit name/email you enter for each account, stored locally in VS Code.
- Remove account… deletes that account's login and its saved name/email, and clears the Git settings if it was the active account.
- Passwords and tokens are handled by Git Credential Manager in your OS's secure storage. This extension never reads or stores them.
- No network requests, no tracking, no analytics. Nothing leaves your computer.
Notes
- If a repo has its own
credential.username set locally, that repo will keep using it.
- Not affiliated with or endorsed by GitHub.
License
MIT
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