OS Profile Switcher

Automatically switch VS Code profiles based on the operating system platform.

If you sync VS Code settings across Windows, macOS, and Linux, this extension automatically activates the correct profile for each OS on startup.

Features

Auto-switch to the configured profile on startup based on process.platform
Per-project tracking — each workspace is only switched once, avoiding repeated reloads
Manual profile switching via Command Palette
Reset command to return to Default profile and re-enable auto-switch
Status bar indicator showing current platform

Configuration

Add the following to your settings.json (each profile that needs auto-switch must have this setting):

{
  "osProfileSwitcher.profiles": {
    "win32": "Windows",
    "darwin": "MacOS",
    "linux": "Linux"
  }
}

The keys are Node.js process.platform values. The values must match your VS Code profile names exactly.

Other Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`osProfileSwitcher.enableAutoSwitch`	boolean	`true`	Enable/disable auto-switch on startup
`osProfileSwitcher.showNotification`	boolean	`true`	Show notification after switching

Commands

Command	Description
`OS Profile Switcher: Switch to OS Profile`	Manually pick a profile to switch to
`OS Profile Switcher: Show Current Platform`	Show current platform and configured profile
`OS Profile Switcher: Reset to Default Profile`	Clear project state and switch to Default profile

How It Works

On startup, the extension reads available profiles from VS Code's internal storage.json
It checks osProfileSwitcher.profiles in settings for the current platform's target profile
If the current project hasn't been switched yet, it executes the profile switch
The project is marked as switched in a state file to avoid repeated switching on reload
Use the Reset to Default Profile command to clear the state and re-enable auto-switch

Requirements

VS Code 1.85.0 or later
Profiles must be created in VS Code before configuring the extension

Note

VS Code settings are per-profile. You need to configure osProfileSwitcher.profiles in each profile where you want auto-switch to work. Alternatively, configure it in all profiles via Settings Sync.

OS Profile Switcher

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OS Profile Switcher

Features

Configuration

Other Settings

Commands

How It Works

Requirements

Note