Redis Live

Live Redis state updates in under 1 second. See exactly what your code changed in real time.

Terminal, key explorer, diff timeline, and code detective in one sidebar panel. Supports TLS, multiple connections, and all Redis data types. No backend server required.

No local Redis? Get a free instance at Upstash in 2 minutes and paste the URL. Works immediately.

Why Redis Live?

Every other Redis extension for VS Code was built between 2018 and 2021 and has been abandoned since. They show you keys. They don't show you what changed.

Redis Live is built for the workflow that actually matters: you write code, you run it, and you need to see what it did to Redis, without leaving VS Code.

Features

⚡ Live state panel

All your Redis keys, updating automatically in real time. Keys flash green when added, yellow when modified. No manual refresh. No browser tab. Just your keys, right there.

🖥 Terminal with syntax highlighting

Type any Redis command directly in the sidebar. All 200+ commands supported. Commands are color-coded as you type - keywords, keys, values, numbers, and flags each get their own color.

❯ SET session:abc "user:john" EX 3600 "OK" 12ms

❯ HSET cart:john items "product:1001" total 89.99 2 8ms

📊 Diff timeline

Every Redis state change is recorded. Commands you ran are labeled by name. Changes from other processes show as "external change." See exactly what changed, when, and how many keys were affected.

💾 Save-diff

Save a file → Redis Live captures your Redis state before and after → shows exactly which keys your code changed as a result. No other tool on earth connects your code saves to your Redis state changes. This is the feature that makes Redis Live irreplaceable once you've used it.

🔍 Code detective

Open any file using a Redis client and Redis Live highlights the matching keys in your state panel. Click ⟨/⟩ to jump to the exact line in your code that references that key.

Supports:

• Node.js - client.get(), redis.set(), ioredis
• Python - r.get(), redis.set()

📖 Command reference

Press ⌨ in the terminal to open a searchable reference of 200+ Redis commands organized by category. Click any command to insert it into the terminal input with your cursor at the first argument.

🔗 Multiple connections with TLS

Save named connection profiles (local, staging, prod). Switch between them from the sidebar. Supports redis:// for local and rediss:// for TLS-encrypted cloud instances.

🔎 Key filtering

Type any pattern in the state panel to filter your keys instantly. user:*, session:*, cache:*. Client-side, zero latency.

Getting started

Zero-config local setup

If Redis is running locally, Redis Live connects automatically on startup. Nothing to configure.

redis://localhost:6379

With Docker

docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis

Open VS Code - Redis Live connects immediately.

With a cloud instance (no local install needed)

1. Sign up free at Upstash or Redis Cloud
2. Copy your connection URL
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+P → Redis Live: Add Connection
4. Paste your rediss:// URL

Done. Takes under 2 minutes.

Connection URL format

redis://[:password@]host[:port][/database]
rediss://[:password@]host[:port][/database]   ← TLS (cloud instances)

Examples:

redis://localhost:6379
redis://:mypassword@localhost:6379/0
rediss://default:token@my-instance.upstash.io:6380

Commands

Supported data types

Settings

Perfect for

• Debugging Redis-connected Node.js, Python, and Go applications
• Learning Redis data structures. Run a command, watch the state change instantly
• Understanding what your code actually does to Redis, without guessing
• Teams who want to see Redis state during code review or pair programming
• Students studying NoSQL databases who want a live feedback loop

Requirements

• VS Code 1.85.0 or later
• A running Redis instance: local, Docker, or cloud

No backend server required. Redis Live connects directly to Redis using the battle-tested ioredis client, built into the extension. Nothing to install, nothing to run.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for full release history.

License

MIT