vscode-tokencounter
A VS Code extension that shows the token count of the active editor file in the status bar using tiktoken.
Features
- Shows token count as
Tokens: <count> in the status bar.
- Updates on:
- active editor change
- document edits
- save
- extension configuration change
- Click the status bar item to open a picker and choose:
- encoding-based counting
- model-based counting (for example
gpt-4o-mini)
- detailed info view
Configuration
tokenCount.countingMode (string): encoding or model.tokenCount.encoding (string): tiktoken encoding name (default: cl100k_base).tokenCount.model (string): tiktoken model name (default: gpt-4o-mini).tokenCount.displayOnRightSide (boolean): show on right status bar side.tokenCount.showForUntitled (boolean): include untitled editors.tokenCount.debounceMs (number): typing debounce for regular files (default: 120).tokenCount.largeFileDebounceMs (number): typing debounce for large files (default: 450).tokenCount.largeFileCharThreshold (number): threshold that triggers large-file debounce (default: 60000).
Development
npm install
npm run compile
npm test
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.
Packaging and Publishing
Use vsce via npm scripts:
npm run package:vsix
npm run package:pre-release
npm run publish:vsce
npm run publish:patch
npm run publish:minor
npm run publish:major
Before publishing to Marketplace:
- Set a real
publisher in package.json.
- Run
vsce login <publisher-id>.
- Ensure you have a Marketplace PAT with
Marketplace (Manage) scope.
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