Nifty Run
Everything you can run in one view: npm, pnpm and yarn scripts, make and just targets, Python and Go entry points, .NET, Cargo and Docker Compose. Run, debug or save to tasks.json.
Maintained. No sign-in. No telemetry. Works in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium and other editors that use Open VSX.
Features
- Everything runnable, in one list. The Run view in the Explorer shows what this project can run, found automatically:
- npm, pnpm, yarn and bun scripts, in every package of a monorepo, run with the package manager the lock file says you use
- Makefile targets (with
## comments as descriptions) and justfile recipes
- Python scripts with an
if __name__ == "__main__": block
- Go
main packages, .NET apps, Cargo binaries
- Docker Compose services, Deno tasks and Composer scripts
- Run or debug with one click. Runs go to a task terminal. npm scripts, Python scripts and Go programs can be debugged directly, with no launch configuration to write first.
- Save it for later. Save as Task adds the command to
.vscode/tasks.json; Save as Launch Configuration adds a debug configuration to launch.json. Existing comments are kept, and saving again updates the entry instead of adding a copy.
- Keyboard first. Run… (
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R) searches everything by name, command or file, with what you ran recently at the top. Run Last Again is Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L.
- Always up to date: add a script or target and it appears.
- Works in the browser on vscode.dev and github.dev. There it finds everything runnable, copies commands and saves tasks and launch configurations; running and debugging are desktop-only.
Commands
| Command |
What it does |
Nifty Run: Run… |
Pick anything to run (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R) |
Nifty Run: Debug… |
Pick a script or program to debug |
Nifty Run: Run Last Again |
Repeat the last run (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L) |
Nifty Run: Save as Task (tasks.json) |
Add to .vscode/tasks.json |
Nifty Run: Save as Launch Configuration (launch.json) |
Add to .vscode/launch.json |
Nifty Run: Refresh |
Search the workspace again |
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
nifty.run.hideKinds |
[] |
Leave kinds out, e.g. ["compose", "python"] |
nifty.run.maxFiles |
3000 |
Most files to look at |
Debugging Python needs the Python Debugger extension and Go needs the Go extension; npm scripts use VS Code's built-in JavaScript debugger.
Install
- VS Code: search for "Nifty Run" in the Extensions view, or install from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
- Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, Kiro, Antigravity: install from Open VSX.
Privacy
This extension collects no telemetry and needs no account.
- Nifty Launch: launch.json Generator & Checker: Add debug configurations for what's in your project (npm scripts, tests, Python, Django, FastAPI, Go, .NET, Rust, browsers), build compounds, and catch broken launch.json references. (Open VSX)
- Nifty Node Search: Search Files in node_modules: Fuzzy-find and open files inside node_modules, jump to a package's README, and see installed versions. (Open VSX)
- Nifty Code Runner: Run Code in 25+ Languages: Run the current file or selection in 25+ languages in the terminal, with input support, your own commands and no telemetry. (Open VSX)
- Nifty Todo: TODO Highlight & Tree: TODO, FIXME and HACK comments highlighted in the editor and listed in a tree, plus Better Comments-style markers. (Open VSX)
- Nifty Beautify: Format HTML in PHP, Blade & Twig: Format HTML inside PHP, Blade, Twig, Jinja, Handlebars, ERB and Liquid templates without breaking the template tags. (Open VSX)
- Nifty Branches: Clean Up Merged Git Branches: Safely clean up merged, squash-merged, gone and stale git branches, with a preview and one-click restore. (Open VSX)
See all 35 Nifty tools at https://getnifty.dev
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