Settings Sync & Dotfiles Management

Click the cloud icon in the bottom of the Activity Bar and sign in with GitHub or a Microsoft account. Choose what to sync: Settings, Keybindings, Extensions, UI State, Snippets, Tasks, and Profiles. Changes propagate within seconds.

Profiles let you maintain completely separate VS Code configurations for different contexts. Create a Python Data Science profile with Jupyter and pandas tools, and a Frontend profile with Prettier and Tailwind IntelliSense — switch between them instantly from the bottom-left menu.

Right-click a profile → Export Profile. Share the link with a teammate — they can import your exact setup including all extensions and settings with a single click. Great for onboarding new team members.

For maximum control, keep your .vscode folder, settings, keybindings, and snippets in a dotfiles Git repository. Reference it in devcontainer.json so your settings are applied automatically whenever a Codespace or Dev Container is created.

{
  "dotfiles": {
    "repository": "https://github.com/you/dotfiles",
    "installCommand": "./install.sh"
  }
}

Commit .vscode/settings.json, .vscode/extensions.json, and .vscode/launch.json to your repo. This ensures every contributor uses the same formatter, linter rules, debug configurations, and recommended extensions automatically.