VSCode Opener

Open any file from the Godot 4 editor directly in Visual Studio Code. Once the plugin is enabled, a double-click on a file in the FileSystem dock (or the Project → Tools → Open Selected File in VSCode command) launches the file in VS Code using its command line interface.

Requirements

• Godot 4.5 or later.
• Visual Studio Code installed and launched at least once.
• VS Code CLI installed so the code command works in your shell (⇧⌘P → Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH, then verify with code --version).
• Supported platforms:
  • macOS: The plugin auto-detects /usr/local/bin/code, /opt/homebrew/bin/code, or the VS Code app bundle CLI.
  • Windows: The plugin checks where code and common install paths under %LOCALAPPDATA% and %ProgramFiles%.
  • Linux: The plugin looks for code via which and common locations like /usr/bin/code or /snap/bin/code.
• If you install VS Code somewhere unusual, update _resolve_vscode_path() in vscode_opener.gd with your custom path.

Installation

1. Copy the addons/vscode_opener directory into your Godot project's addons folder.
2. In Godot, open Project → Project Settings → Plugins.
3. Enable VSCode Opener.

Usage

• Double-click any file in the FileSystem dock to open it immediately in VS Code.
• Alternatively, select a file and choose Project → Tools → Open Selected File in VSCode.
• The plugin skips folders and reports issues in the editor Output panel if the CLI command fails.

Asset Library Submission

• Zip only the addons/vscode_opener directory before uploading.
• Include the provided icon.svg, plugin.cfg, README.md, and LICENSE files in the archive.
• Set the asset category to Editor, mark compatibility with Godot 4.5+, and copy the feature list above into the asset description.
• Increment the version field in plugin.cfg for every release and mirror the same version number in the Asset Library entry.
• Add a short changelog and screenshots/GIFs when possible to comply with the Godot Asset Library guidelines.

Troubleshooting

• If nothing opens, confirm that code --version works in a terminal and that the binary resides in one of the configured paths.
• Check the Godot Output panel or ~/Library/Application Support/Godot/editor.log for messages from the plugin.
• Modify _resolve_vscode_path() in vscode_opener.gd if VS Code lives somewhere else on your system.

License

MIT © Dewin-Vasil