Project Copy
Project Copy is a VS Code extension for copying what you pick in the Explorer to the clipboard. It stays simple: ignore the files you do not want, keep the content as-is, and copy it in plaintext, Markdown, or XML.
Features
- Context-aware Explorer actions
- Structure-only copy action for folders
- Workspace copy available from the Command Palette and keyboard shortcut
- Respects the workspace-root
.gitignore when enabled
- One custom ignore list for project-level filtering, including dotfiles by default
- Optional project tree in workspace and folder output
- Optional content-only exclusions for files you want listed but not pasted
- Binary, encoding, and large-file safeguards
How To Use
In the Explorer, right-click:
- A folder: open the
Project Copy submenu for Copy Folder Contents or Copy Folder Structure
- A file: open the
Project Copy submenu for Copy File Contents
- Multiple selected items in the same workspace folder: open the
Project Copy submenu and choose Copy Selected Items
Use the Command Palette or the keyboard shortcut for Copy Workspace Contents.
After copying, the notification tells you what was copied.
Copy File Contents and Copy Selected Items stay focused on the selected content and do not prepend the workspace tree, even when projectCopy.includeProjectTree is enabled.
Settings
| Setting |
Description |
Default |
projectCopy.ignoreGitIgnore |
Skip files and folders matched by your root .gitignore. |
true |
projectCopy.ignorePatterns |
Skip files and folders that match these patterns. |
[".*", "node_modules", "out/**", "dist/**", "coverage/**", "package-lock.json", "pnpm-lock.yaml", "yarn.lock", "*.log"] |
projectCopy.maxDepth |
Only limits the tree preview. Deep files still get copied. |
5 |
projectCopy.outputFormat |
Choose the copy format. |
"markdown" |
projectCopy.maxFileSize |
If a file is bigger than this, show a size note instead of its contents. |
1048576 |
projectCopy.includeProjectTree |
Add the folder tree before the copied files. |
true |
projectCopy.excludeContentPatterns |
Keep matching files in the tree, but hide their contents. |
[] |
Example .vscode/settings.json:
{
"projectCopy.ignoreGitIgnore": true,
"projectCopy.ignorePatterns": [
".*",
"node_modules",
"out/**",
"dist/**",
"coverage/**",
"package-lock.json",
"pnpm-lock.yaml",
"yarn.lock",
"*.log",
"src/generated/**"
],
"projectCopy.excludeContentPatterns": [
"**/*.png",
"**/*.svg"
]
}
Development
npm run compile
npm run lint
npm test
Core modules:
ConfigurationServiceFileProcessorProjectTreeGeneratorOutputFormatterIgnoreUtils
projectCopy.ignorePatterns and projectCopy.excludeContentPatterns are resource-scoped, so you can put them in .vscode/settings.json for a specific project or workspace folder.
This extension is based on an MIT-licensed project and uses its own VS Code extension identity.
