A small VS Code extension that lets you temporarily hide editor groups and bring them back when you need them. Useful when working with split screens or limited space.
Features
Toggle editor visibility with a single command
Hide editor groups without closing files
Quickly show them again ("peek" style)
Optional notifications
Settings can be remembered across sessions
Commands
Command
Description
hideAndSeekEditor.toggle
Toggle hide/show editor groups
hideAndSeekEditor.hide
Hide editor groups
hideAndSeekEditor.show
Show hidden editor groups
hideAndSeekEditor.peek
Temporarily show editor groups
Keyboard Shortcuts
Default keybindings:
OS
Shortcut
Command
Windows / Linux
Ctrl + Alt + H
Toggle hide/show
macOS
Cmd + Alt + H
Toggle hide/show
You can customize these shortcuts in VS Code via Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts.
--------|-------------|
| hideAndSeekEditor.toggle | Toggle hide/show editor groups |
| hideAndSeekEditor.hide | Hide editor groups |
| hideAndSeekEditor.show | Show hidden editor groups |
| hideAndSeekEditor.peek | Temporarily show editor groups |
Usage
Open multiple editors or split the editor view
Run Hide and Seek Editor: Toggle from the Command Palette
The editor area is hidden, giving you more space
Run the command again to restore it
You can bind these commands to keyboard shortcuts for faster access.
Configuration
This extension provides the following settings:
Setting
Default
Description
hideAndSeekEditor.statusBarPosition
right
Status bar button position (left, right, hidden)
hideAndSeekEditor.hideDirection
right
Which editor group to hide (right / left)
hideAndSeekEditor.enablePeekOnHover
true
Enable peek preview feature
hideAndSeekEditor.peekDuration
3000
Peek display duration (ms)
hideAndSeekEditor.autoFocusLeft
true
Auto-focus left editor when hiding
hideAndSeekEditor.showNotifications
true
Show notifications on actions
hideAndSeekEditor.rememberAcrossSessions
false
Remember hidden state across restarts
hideAndSeekEditor.statusBarText
右側
Text shown in the status bar
hideAndSeekEditor.animationDuration
0
Transition delay in ms (0 = disabled)
hideAndSeekEditor.enableButtonAnimation
true
Enable button color animation
hideAndSeekEditor.animationSpeed
150
Button animation speed (ms)
Installation
Install from the VS Code Marketplace
Or clone this repository and run vsce package
License
MIT License
日本語 (Japanese)
エディタ分割を一時的に隠して、必要なときにすぐ戻せる VS Code 拡張機能です。画面を広く使いたいときに便利です。
