This VSCode extension allows you to customize your VSCode status bar by adding quick-access commands with user-defined icons and tooltips. Easily configure and manage commands to streamline your workflow, all directly from your status bar.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
This VSCode extension allows you to add custom commands to the status bar for quick and easy access, helping to streamline your workflow.
Features
Add custom commands to the status bar with user-defined text and icons.
Customize the color of status bar items for better visual distinction.
Hover tooltips display the name and description of the command.
Automatically refreshes status bar items when configuration changes occur.
Option to show an error message when no commands are configured, with a prompt to configure them directly from the settings.
Easily align commands to the left or right of the status bar with a configurable setting.
Demo
Requirements
This extension does not have any additional dependencies. It requires Visual Studio Code version 1.71.0 or higher.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
statusbarCommands.commands: An array of objects representing commands to add to the status bar. Each command includes:
statusBarText: The text displayed in the status bar, and users can using the $(star) syntax to display icons from the VS Code icon set.
command: The ID of the VSCode command to run when the status bar item is clicked.
tooltipText: (Optional) The text to display as a tooltip when hovering over the status bar item.
color: (Optional) The color of the status bar item text (e.g., #ff0000, red). Accepts any valid CSS color value.
args (Optional) An array of arguments to pass to the command when it is executed.
statusbarCommands.alignment: Controls the alignment of the status bar commands (either Left or Right). Default is Right.
statusbarCommands.showErrorWhenNoCommands: A boolean setting to show an error message when no commands are defined. Default is true.
Contributions
We love contributions from everyone - whether you’re reporting bugs, requesting features, improving docs, or sending code! Below is how to get started and contribute.
Local Development Setup
We use VS Code Dev Containers to standardize our development environment. The dev container configuration files are already provided in the .devcontainer/ folder.
Install the Dev Containers extension in VS Code.
Clone this repository.
From the Command Palette (⇧⌘P / Ctrl+Shift+P), choose Dev Containers: Reopen in Container.
Once inside, your dev environment is ready!
Known Issues
No issues have been reported yet. Please report any issues you encounter via the GitHub issues page.
