Universal IDE RTL Support 🌐

A unified extension that adds Right-to-Left (RTL) text support for Hebrew and Arabic across multiple AI-powered IDEs.

One extension. All IDEs. Zero hassle.

Supported IDEs

IDE	Method	Status
Kiro	CSS Patch (webview)	✅ Tested
Antigravity	JS Injection (workbench)	✅ Tested
VS Code (Copilot Chat)	JS Injection (workbench)	✅ Tested
Cursor	JS Injection (workbench)	🧪 Experimental
Windsurf	JS Injection (workbench)	🧪 Experimental

Key Features

🌐 Auto-Detection: Automatically detects which IDE is running and applies the correct patching method.
🧠 Smart Formatting: RTL for Hebrew/Arabic text, LTR preserved for code blocks, buttons, and system UI.
⚡ One-Click Toggle: Enable/disable via Status Bar or Command Palette.
🔌 Extensible: Add new IDEs by simply adding an entry to ide-configs.js.
💾 Safe: Creates backups before patching, clean removal on disable.

Usage

Install the extension in your IDE.
Click RTL: OFF in the Status Bar (bottom right) to enable.
Or use Command Palette: RTL: Toggle Status
Click Restart Now when prompted.

Architecture

universal-rtl-extension/
├── extension.js      # Core engine - unified toggle logic
├── ide-configs.js    # IDE configuration registry (selectors, methods, paths)
├── package.json      # Extension manifest
└── README.md

Adding a New IDE

Edit ide-configs.js and add a new entry:

newIde: {
  name: 'New IDE',
  method: 'js-inject',  // or 'css-patch'
  detect: (appRoot) => appRoot.toLowerCase().includes('newide'),
  marker: 'START-UNIVERSAL-RTL-JS',
  script: `... your JS injection code ...`
}

How It Works

The extension uses two patching strategies depending on the IDE architecture:

CSS Patch (Kiro): The chat runs in a separate webview with its own CSS file. The extension appends RTL rules directly to that CSS file.
JS Injection (Antigravity, Cursor, Windsurf): The chat is part of the main workbench DOM. The extension injects a MutationObserver script into workbench.desktop.main.js that dynamically detects RTL text and applies styles.

Technical Notes

[!WARNING] IDE updates may overwrite patched files. Simply run the toggle command again after an update.

Kiro: Patches extensions/kiro.kiro-agent/packages/continuedev/gui/dist/assets/index.css
Antigravity/Cursor/Windsurf: Patches out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Developed with ❤️ by talco.