Local Changes Navigator (VSCode extension)

Navigate/cycle through all local changes in the current repo, or across all repositories in your workspace. Cycle through changes with F7, jump between files with Alt+F7. Supports multi-root workspaces.

Features

🔄 Navigate Changes (F7)

• F7 / Shift+F7 — Jump to next/previous change (current repo)
• Ctrl+F7 / Ctrl+Shift+F7 — Jump to next/previous change (across all repos)
• Wrap-around cycling — Automatically wraps to first/last change with notification

📁 Navigate Files (Alt+F7)

• Alt+F7 / Alt+Shift+F7 — Jump to next/previous changed file (current repo)
• Ctrl+Alt+F7 / Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F7 — Jump to next/previous changed file (across all repos)
• Skip remaining changes in current file and move to the next

How It Works

1. Press F7 to open the diff view for the first changed file
2. Keep pressing F7 to navigate through each change
3. When you reach the last change in a file, it automatically jumps to the next file
4. At the end of all changes, it wraps back to the beginning

Complete Change Coverage - don't miss anything!

• ✅ Staged changes — Files in "Staged Changes" (Index)
• ✅ Unstaged changes — Files in "Changes" (Working Tree)
• ✅ Untracked files — New files not yet tracked by Git
• ✅ Multi-root workspaces — Multiple git repositories
• ✅ List & Tree view — Works with both SCM view modes

Smart Tab Handling

• Pinned tabs preserved — Your pinned diff tabs stay open and are reused
• Preview tabs cleaned up — Temporary preview tabs are closed automatically
• Cursor position aware — When pressing F7 in a regular file, opens diff at your cursor position
• Orphaned tab detection — Ignores stale tabs (e.g., staged diff for an unstaged file)

Installation

Search for "Local Changes Navigator" in the VS Code Extensions marketplace, or install from Visual Studio Marketplace.

Issues & Suggestions

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on GitHub.

Keybindings

Credits

Originally forked from go-to-next-change by Alfred Birk.

License

MIT