Dev Stories

Instagram-style stories for developers, directly in your VS Code sidebar.

Features

• Image stories — share screenshots, coding setups, or any moment with crop controls and captions
• Text stories — post text on colored backgrounds with custom fonts and colors
• Stories viewer — tap through stories with progress bars, keyboard navigation, and zoom
• Likes & comments — react to stories, reply to comments, and see real-time notifications
• User profiles — set your display name, bio, avatar, GitHub and LinkedIn links
• GitHub sign-in — one-click device flow authentication
• 24-hour expiry — stories automatically disappear after a day

Getting Started

1. Click the Dev Stories icon in the activity bar
2. Set the API URL (or use the default)
3. Register a username or sign in with GitHub
4. Click + Photo or Aa Text to create your first story
5. Browse stories from developers worldwide

How It Works

• Open VS Code and click the Dev Stories icon in the activity bar
• Register a username and login (or use GitHub sign-in)
• Click + Photo to share an image, or Aa Text for a text story
• Stories expire after 24 hours — view what devs around the world are up to

Requirements

• VS Code 1.85+
• Internet connection

Links

• GitHub
• Report issues: GitHub Issues