A powerful VS Code extension to remove comments from your code files. Supports 30+ programming languages with three flexible comment removal options.
Features
| Command |
Description |
Shortcut (Mac) |
Shortcut (Win/Linux) |
| Remove all comments |
Deletes both line and block comments |
Cmd+Shift+K |
Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Remove line comments |
Deletes only line comments (//, #, etc.) |
Cmd+Shift+L |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Remove block comments |
Deletes only block comments (/* */, , etc.) |
Cmd+Shift+B |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
Multi-Language Support
Click to see all supported languages (30+)
Web Languages
- JavaScript (.js, .jsx)
- TypeScript (.ts, .tsx)
- HTML (.html)
- CSS (.css)
- SCSS (.scss)
- Less (.less)
- XML (.xml)
Backend Languages
- Java (.java)
- C (.c)
- C++ (.cpp)
- C# (.cs)
- Python (.py)
- Ruby (.rb)
- PHP (.php)
- Go (.go)
- Rust (.rs)
- Swift (.swift)
- Kotlin (.kt)
- Scala (.scala)
- Dart (.dart)
Scripting & Config
- Bash/Shell (.sh, .bash)
- PowerShell (.ps1)
- Perl (.pl)
- SQL (.sql)
- YAML (.yml, .yaml)
- TOML (.toml)
- INI (.ini)
And more
- The extension also works with many other languages through its intelligent fallback system
Demo
Demo shows: Removing all comments, then only line comments, then only block comments from a JavaScript file
Installation
Method 1: From VS Code Marketplace (Coming Soon)
- Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions (
Cmd+Shift+X on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+X on Win/Linux)
- Search for "Remove Comments"
- Click Install
Method 2: Manual Installation (VSIX)
# Package the extension
npm install -g vsce
vsce package
# Install the generated .vsix file
code --install-extension remove-comments-rahy-1.0.0.vsix
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