folder-search

Search and open the project folder in VSCode.

Configurations

// settings.json
{
  "folder-search.alias": {
    "@": "/Users/skyfeiz/Documents/workspace"
  },
  "folder-search.searchPaths": [
    "@/doing/*", // scan the folders under the @/doing
    "@/doing/a*", // scan the folders under the @/doing/temp that start with 'a'
    "@/doing/a*b", // scan the folders under the @/doing/temp that start with 'a' and end with 'b'
    "@/*/plugins/*", // scan the folders under the @/all-folders/plugins
    "!@/*/temp" // exclude the folders under the @/all-folders/temp
  ],
  "folder-search.openMode": "new" // "new" or "add"
}

• if you want to scan all the folders under the searchPaths, you can use /* to replace the folder name.
• Support wildcard * in the searchPaths.
  • not support ** yet. will be converted to *
• Support alias in the searchPaths.
• Support openMode to control the mode to open the folder.
  • new: open the folder in a new workspace, will delete the current workspace.
  • add: add the folder to the current workspace.
• Support ! to exclude the folders in the searchPaths.

Commands

Command	Title
search-folder.openSearchPanel	Open folder Search Panel

License

MIT License © 2026 skyfeiz