Quick Open Files

Open files quicker and easier in VS Code: browse your bookmarks or any directory from a Quick Pick — even outside the current workspace.

Inspired by the classic sublime-open plugin for Sublime Text.

Features

• Bookmarks (opt-in): jump straight to frequently used files and folders, across all workspaces. Set quickOpenFiles.listBookmarks to true to list them.
• File system browsing: drill into any directory with Enter, go up with ../ or the ← back button.
• Persistent browsing (opt-in): set quickOpenFiles.persistentBrowsing to keep the picker open after opening a file, so you can keep opening more.
• Current directory listing: the active editor's folder is listed right below your bookmarks.
• Smart ordering and filtering: entries are listed alphabetically (folders carry a trailing /), with an option to list folders first, and your existing files.exclude patterns are respected out of the box.

Usage

Default keyboard shortcut: Cmd+Alt+O (macOS) / Ctrl+Alt+O (Windows, Linux). Also available as Quick Open Files: Browse Files… in the Command Palette.

• Pick a file to open it in a preview tab (kept as-is once you edit or pin it).
• Pick a folder to browse inside it.

Extension Settings

Example:

{
  "quickOpenFiles.bookmarks": ["~", "~/.ssh/config", "~/projects"],
  "quickOpenFiles.listBookmarks": true,
  "quickOpenFiles.excludePatterns": ["**/node_modules/**", ".DS_Store"]
}

Known limitations

• Opening binary files may show an error notification from VS Code.
• Symlinks to folders are followed and browsed like regular folders.

Release Notes

Release notes are available in CHANGELOG.md.

License

Released under the MIT license.