🗂️ Omni Tree
🌍 Share Files and Folders Across Multiple VS Code Projects
Language
English | 中文
The Motivation
I recently started using the Rime input method and found myself constantly needing to access my custom dictionary files. It was frustrating and inefficient to repeatedly navigate to them.
Omni Tree solves this by letting you access important files and folders from a single, unified view, no matter which project you currently have open.
✨ Features
Omni Tree allows you to share files and folders across multiple workspaces . You can quickly access, open, and manage them from a centralized view, regardless of your current project's location.
🧩 Core Features
- 📁 Global Shared Folders : Access frequently used folder directories in any project.
- 📄 Global Shared Files : Quickly open common individual files.
- 🔄 Dual View Mode : Instantly switch between Folder Mode and File Mode views.
- 🧹 Quick Management : Right-click to easily remove, open, or refresh items.
- ⚙️ Persistent Configuration : Settings are automatically saved to your VS Code global settings.
- 🌐 Git projects support open in remote url
📦 Installation
Install from VS Code Marketplace (Recommended)
Search for Omni Tree in the VS Code Extensions view, or run the following command:
ext install omni-tree
🚀 How to Use
1️⃣ Open the View
A new icon will appear in your Activity Bar:
📦 OmniManager
Click it to open the global files/folders view.
2️⃣ Add Global Shares
- Manual Addition (Via UI)
Access the extension settings and use the provided input fields to add paths.
- Drag files or folders into the view (Recommended)
- Adding via
settings.json (Advanced)
You can manually add paths to your global VS Code settings file:
{
"omniTree.folders": [
"/Users/you/Documents/shared-config"
],
"omniTree.files": [
"/Users/you/Documents/notes/todo.md"
]
}
3️⃣ Management Operations
| Operation |
Description |
| 🗂️ Right-click Folder → “Open in New Window” |
Opens the shared folder directly in a new VS Code window. |
| 🧹 Right-click File/Folder → “Remove” |
Removes the item from the global list (doesnotdelete the physical file). |
| 🔄 Top Toolbar → “Refresh” |
Reloads the configuration and refreshes the view. |
| ↔️ Top Toolbar → “Toggle Folder/File Mode” |
Switches the view between showing folders or showing files. |
⚙️ Configuration Options
| Name |
Type |
Default Value |
Description |
omniTree.folders |
string[] |
[] |
A list of paths for globally shared folders. |
omniTree.files |
string[] |
[] |
A list of paths for globally shared files. |
📝 All configurations are saved in the VS Code global settings, making them available across any project.
📄 License
MIT License © 2025 YUE LI
Credits
This extension uses icons from: vscode-material-icon-theme
