Here's How to Make VSCode Faster
So for some reason your VSCode is slow. Really slow. How are you supposed to be productive when the program is running at snail speed? I'm going to show you how to fix this and make VS Code faster.
VS Code Settings to tweak:
1.
Minimap
a.
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
Controls whether the minimap is shown I’ve set it to false. In my opinion, it creates visual clutter rather than actually help me
while working in a file.
2.
editor.linkedEditing — Editor: Linked
Editing
a.
"editor.linkedEditing": true
I’ve set it to true. As someone who likes to do frontend development,
I work with HTML templates a lot.
3.
Breadcrumbs thumbnails
a.
"breadcrumbs.enabled": false
not
use the fancy settings editor, you can manually add this to your configuration:
4.
Soft Preview
a.
"workbench.editor.enablePreview":
false
Disable single click soft preview file, this creates a preview window
with any single-click in vs code solution explorer.
5.
Whitespace render:
a.
"editor.renderWhitespace":
"all"
See whitespace usage.
6.
Code bracket readability
a.
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled":
false,
"editor.bracketPairColorization.independentColorPoolPerBracketType":
true
Improve code readability to improve productivity.
7.
Simple
file dialog
a.
"files.simpleDialog.enable":
true
Open file with in-app dialog
8.
Powershell and editor optimized settings:
a.
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxJtWpfn9krX_U5U-KlZDjmM9PAlTeqtSG
9.
Window Title
"window.titleSeparator": "
|",
"window.title":
"${dirty}${remoteName}${separator}${rootName}${separator}${activeEditorShort}${separator}${appName}"
Controls the window title
based on the active editor. Variables are substituted based on the context:
10.
workbench.tips.enabled
a.
"workbench.tips.enabled": false
Disable the tips on load
11. debug.openExplorerOnEnd
a.
"debug.openExplorerOnEnd": true
12.
Telemetry might impact performance.
a.
"telemetry.telemetryLevel":
"off"
13.
Disable
Search on Type.
a.
"search.searchOnType": false
14.
Stop Notifications
a.
"update.showReleaseNotes":
false,
b.
"workbench.enableExperiments":
false
15.
Optional:
a.
CodeLens Disable
b.
Mindmap on/Off
c.
Terminal GPU Acceleration
d.
Extension Load times: You can easily monitor
the startup time of all those plugins by executing cmd + p > Developer: Show
Running Extensions.
All the user settings in json:
"vsicons.dontShowNewVersionMessage": true,
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"editor.linkedEditing": true,
"breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
"workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
"editor.renderWhitespace": "all",
"editor.bracketPairColorization.independentColorPoolPerBracketType": true,
"files.simpleDialog.enable": true,
"debug.onTaskErrors": "debugAnyway",
"diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
"files.hotExit": "onExitAndWindowClose",
"workbench.startupEditor": "none",
"files.autoSaveDelay": 10000,
"files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
"editor.snippetSuggestions": "bottom",
"editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions": false,
"editor.tabCompletion": "on",
"update.enableWindowsBackgroundUpdates": false,
"window.newWindowDimensions": "maximized",
"window.titleSeparator": " |",
"window.title": "${dirty}${remoteName}${separator}${rootName}${separator}${activeEditorShort}${separator}${appName}",
"workbench.tips.enabled": false,
"debug.openExplorerOnEnd": true,
"telemetry.telemetryLevel": "off",
"search.exclude": {
"": true
},
"files.exclude": {
"**/node_modules": true
},
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false,
"search.searchOnType": false,
"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
"update.showReleaseNotes": false,
"workbench.enableExperiments": false
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