A command palette extension for Visual Studio Code that displays all available commands in a convenient sidebar panel. Instead of using the traditional command palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P), you can browse and execute commands directly from the sidebar.
Features
Always Visible: Access commands without opening the command palette
Human-Readable Labels: Commands are displayed with their proper titles (e.g., "Save File" instead of workbench.action.files.save)
Smart Categorization: Commands are automatically grouped by category (Editor, Files, Git, etc.)
Search Functionality: Quickly filter commands by name or ID
Refresh Support: Reload the command list to pick up newly installed extensions
Focus Preservation: Automatically restores focus to your editor after executing commands
How to Use
Opening the Sidebar
Look for the Command Palette icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
Click the icon to open the Sidebar Palette view
The view will display all available commands grouped by category
Searching Commands
Type in the search box at the top to filter commands
Search works on both command labels and IDs
Results update in real-time as you type
Executing Commands
Click any command in the list to execute it
The extension will automatically restore focus to your editor after execution
Refreshing Commands
Click the refresh button (↻) next to the search box
This reloads all commands, useful after installing new extensions
Command Display
Commands are displayed with:
Human-readable labels: Extracted from extension contributions when available
Fallback formatting: For internal commands without labels, names are automatically formatted (e.g., editor.action.formatDocument → "Format Document")
Category grouping: Commands are organized by their category or extension namespace
Requirements
VS Code version 1.74.0 or higher
Extension Settings
This extension does not currently add any VS Code settings.
Known Issues
None at this time. If you encounter any issues, please report them on the GitHub repository.
