TermChirp is a VS Code extension that plays meme sound notifications when your terminal commands succeed or fail — so you know instantly without staring at the screen.
Features
Plays a success sound when a terminal command exits with code 0
Plays a error sound when a command fails (non-zero exit code) or output matches common error patterns like error, failed, exception, etc.
Activates automatically on startup — no manual triggering needed
Ships with 8 bundled meme sounds (4 success, 4 error)
Sound selection via command palette
Bundled Sounds
Success
| Name | Sound |
|---|---|
| hehe_boy | Hehe Boy (default) |
| gta_mission_passed | GTA Mission Passed |
| mario_yahoo | Mario Yahoo |
| tada | Ta-Da |
Error
| Name | Sound |
|---|---|
| bruh | Bruh (default) |
| awkward_cricket | Awkward Cricket |
| haha | Ha Ha (Nelson) |
| windows_xp_error | Windows XP Error |
Commands
Command
Description
TermChirp: Set Success Sound
Pick the success sound from bundled options
TermChirp: Set Error Sound
Pick the error sound from bundled options
Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for TermChirp.
Settings
Setting
Type
Default
Description
termchirp.successSound
string
hehe_boy
Which bundled sound to play on success
termchirp.errorSound
string
bruh
Which bundled sound to play on error
Settings can also be changed directly in File → Preferences → Settings by searching TermChirp.
Requirements
VS Code ^1.85.0
Shell integration must be enabled in your terminal (enabled by default for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell)
Note: Sound playback relies on your OS audio player (afplay on macOS, aplay/mpg123 on Linux, Windows Media Player on Windows). These are pre-installed on most systems.
Known Issues
Sound will not play if the terminal does not have shell integration active (e.g. some custom shells or SSH sessions)
Pattern matching on terminal output requires VS Code 1.93+ (falls back to exit code only on older versions)
Development
Clone the repository and open the termchirp folder in VS Code
Run npm install
Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host
Open a terminal in the new window and run any command to test
npm run compile # one-time build
npm run watch # watch mode
npm run package # build .vsix for distribution
