A VS Code extension that plays a sound when your terminal outputs an error.
Features
Automatic error detection — Listens to terminal output and matches configurable error keywords
Custom sounds — Upload your own .mp3, .wav, or .ogg file
Bundled default — Comes with a built-in error beep
Cross-platform — Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Debounced — Won't spam sounds for rapid error output
Commands
Command
Description
Terminal Sound: Upload Custom Sound
Pick a custom audio file to use
Terminal Sound: Test Sound
Play the current sound to verify it works
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
terminalSound.enabled
true
Enable/disable terminal error sounds
terminalSound.customSoundPath
""
Path to your custom sound file
terminalSound.errorKeywords
["error", "command not found", ...]
Keywords that trigger the sound
Quick Start
Press F5 in VS Code while in this project to launch the Extension Development Host
Open a terminal in the new window
Type a bad command like blahblahcommand and press Enter
Hear the error sound! 🔊
Customizing Error Keywords
Open Settings → search for terminalSound.errorKeywords → add or remove keywords to match your workflow.
How It Works
The extension hooks into vscode.window.onDidWriteTerminalData (proposed API) which fires every time the terminal outputs text. It scans that text for configured error keywords and, when found, runs a platform-specific audio playback command.
Note: This extension uses a proposed VS Code API (terminalDataWriteEvent). It works in the Extension Development Host and with builds that enable proposed APIs. For published extensions, you would need to adopt stable APIs once available.
