VS Code Profile Extension Extractor

A command-line tool that extracts extension IDs from VS Code profile files (.code-profile) and generates installation commands.

Overview

This utility processes VS Code profile files and outputs code --install-extension commands for all extensions found in each profile. This is useful for:

• Migrating extensions to a new machine
• Sharing extension lists with team members
• Backing up extension configurations
• Automating VS Code setup

Installation

npm install

Usage

1. Place your .code-profile files in the data/ directory
2. Run the extractor:

# Development mode (with tsx)
npm run dev

# Production mode (requires build)
npm run build
npm start

Output

The tool will output installation commands for each profile found:

# Processing: my-profile.code-profile
# ============================================================
# Profile: My Profile
# Extensions found: 15

code --install-extension esbenp.prettier-vscode
code --install-extension dbaeumer.vscode-eslint
code --install-extension ms-python.python
...

Project Structure

.
├── data/           # Place .code-profile files here
├── src/
│   └── index.ts    # Main extraction logic
├── dist/           # Compiled JavaScript output
└── package.json

Scripts

• npm run dev - Run the tool in development mode (uses tsx)
• npm run build - Compile TypeScript to JavaScript
• npm start - Run the compiled JavaScript

Finding VS Code Profile Files

VS Code profile files are typically located at:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Code\User\profiles\
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/profiles/
• Linux: ~/.config/Code/User/profiles/

Each profile is stored as a .code-profile JSON file.

License

ISC