SearchPeek is a VS Code extension that keeps a short history of find keywords and shows them in a dedicated Explorer panel.
Features
Stores a configurable number of recent find keywords.
Shows the find history in Explorer > Search History.
Lets you click a keyword to search in the current file.
Adds a small inline button on each keyword to search the entire project.
Supports removing individual history items or clearing the full list.
Rebinds Ctrl+F on Windows/Linux and Cmd+F on macOS to SearchPeek's tracked find flow.
Lets users configure the history limit with the searchpeek.maxHistoryItems setting.
How it works
Use Ctrl+F / Cmd+F, the SearchPeek: Find In Editor command, or the button in the Search History view. SearchPeek records the keyword and stores it in history. In the panel, click a keyword to search in the current file, or click the small inline button beside it to search the entire project.
Limitation
VS Code's stable extension API does not expose the native find widget's live query text. To keep history reliably, SearchPeek captures the keyword first and then opens the built-in find UI with that keyword.
Settings
searchpeek.maxHistoryItems: Maximum number of find history entries to keep. Default: 10.
