Save Constantly

This is a VS Code extension that lets you toggle documents to save on every change.

Usage

After installing, execute the command Save Constantly: Toggle (bound to alt+s by default) to enable for the document associated with the active editor. Repeat to disable.

By default, this extension does the equivalent of the File: Save command, which can be a bad experience if you have any of the following settings enabled:

• Editor: Format On Save
• Files: Insert Final Newline
• Files: Trim Final Newlines
• Files: Trim Trailing Whitespace

To instead do the equivalent of the File: Save without Formatting command, enable the Save Constantly: Save Without Formatting setting.

Issues

Because of microsoft/vscode#245405, enabling the Save Without Formatting setting prevents this extension from saving any file other than that of the active editor.

Related

Michel Betancourt's Save Typing extension is similar, but has a couple drawbacks:

• It's configured per language, making it inconvenient to toggle.
• It has no option to save without formatting.
• It's not open source.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.