Extension Groups for VS Code

Organize your VS Code extensions into manageable groups with drag-and-drop support and settings synchronization.

Features

• Create Extension Groups: Organize extensions into logical groups based on projects, languages, or workflows
• Drag-and-Drop Organization: Easily reorganize extensions between groups
• Group Activation: Enable or disable entire groups of extensions with a single click
• Settings Sync: Save and restore your extension groups across different machines
• Visual Management: Manage all your extensions through an intuitive sidebar UI

How to Use

Creating Groups

1. Open the Extension Groups view in the Explorer sidebar
2. Click the "+" icon in the view header to create a new group
3. Enter a name for your group

Adding Extensions to Groups

1. Select a group in the sidebar
2. Click the "+" icon next to the group
3. Select an extension from the list to add it to the group

Activating/Deactivating Groups

Click the "play" icon next to a group to toggle activation. When activated, all extensions in the group will be enabled. When deactivated, all extensions in the group will be disabled.

Organizing Extensions

Drag extensions between groups to reorganize them. You can also change the order of groups by dragging them up or down in the sidebar.

Syncing Settings

• Click the "cloud upload" icon in the view header to save your current extension groups configuration
• Click the "cloud download" icon to restore a previously saved configuration

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code version 1.60.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension doesn't require any specific settings.

Known Issues

• Disabling extensions requires a VS Code reload to take effect (this is a VS Code limitation)
• Drag-and-drop may not work perfectly in all cases due to VS Code API limitations

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release with basic grouping, drag-and-drop, and sync functionality.