Go to Folder

Quick fuzzy search to navigate to any folder in your workspace.

Features

• Fuzzy Search: Find folders with non-contiguous character matching (e.g., type "srcabout" to find "src/app/about")
• Workspace-wide Search: Always starts at the workspace root and searches all subfolders
• Smart Exclusions: Respects your VS Code files.exclude and search.exclude settings
• Multi-workspace Support: Search across all workspace folders when multiple are open
• Fast Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+O (Mac)

Usage

Quick Open with Keyboard Shortcut

Press Ctrl+Shift+O (Cmd+Shift+O on Mac) to open the folder finder, then start typing to fuzzy search:

• Type any characters from the folder path
• Characters don't need to be consecutive
• Results are ranked by match quality
• Select a folder to reveal it in the Explorer sidebar

From Command Palette

1. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type "Go to Folder"
3. Start typing to search folders

Examples

Given a folder structure:

workspace/
  ├── src/
  │   ├── app/
  │   │   ├── about/
  │   │   └── home/
  │   └── components/
  └── tests/

• Type srcabout → finds src/app/about
• Type comp → finds src/components
• Type tst → finds tests

Excluded Directories

The extension respects your VS Code exclusion settings:

• Files: Exclude - Standard file explorer exclusions
• Search: Exclude - Search-specific exclusions

This means any folders you've excluded in your VS Code settings (like node_modules, .git, dist, etc.) will automatically be filtered from the folder list. You can customize these exclusions in your VS Code settings.

Configuration

The extension searches up to 10 levels deep by default to balance performance and coverage.

Credit: The project structure and initial inspiration for this extension are based on Go to Folder by zjffun. The extension code has been completely rewritten.