Create a new Next.js project from inside VS Code without typing create-next-app prompts by hand. Fill in a simple form, click Create Project, and the extension runs create-next-app@latest with your chosen flags and opens the new project.
Features
Sidebar form (Activity Bar icon) and a status bar button: Create Next.js App
Open the project in the current window, a new window, or be asked each time
Save as defaults to remember your favorite setup
Live command output in the Next.js Creator output channel
Usage
Click the Next.js Creator icon in the Activity Bar (or the Create Next.js App button in the status bar, or run Next.js: Create Project from the Command Palette).
Enter a project name (lowercase letters, numbers, - or _).
Choose a location with Browse.
Pick your options and click Create Project.
Requirements
Node.js and npm (or pnpm / yarn / bun if you choose one)
Internet connection (the extension runs npx create-next-app@latest)
Extension Settings
Setting
Default
Description
nextCreator.defaultFolder
""
Where new projects are created
nextCreator.language
typescript
typescript or javascript
nextCreator.tailwind
true
Use Tailwind CSS
nextCreator.linter
eslint
eslint, biome or none
nextCreator.reactCompiler
false
Enable React Compiler
nextCreator.cacheComponents
default
default, on or off
nextCreator.agentsMd
true
Include AGENTS.md
nextCreator.srcDir
false
Use src/ directory
nextCreator.appRouter
true
Use App Router
nextCreator.turbopack
false
Use Turbopack
nextCreator.importAlias
@/*
Import alias
nextCreator.packageManager
npm
npm, pnpm, yarn or bun
nextCreator.openAfterCreate
ask
ask, currentWindow or newWindow
Notes
Available flags depend on your create-next-app version. If a flag is not supported, the error appears in the Next.js Creator output channel.
Development
npm install
npm run compile
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.
To build a .vsix package:
npx @vscode/vsce package
License
Free to use for everyone, but copying, modifying, redistributing or reselling is not allowed. See LICENSE for details.
