Visual Studio Code File Icons

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It’s the little things in life that make me happy and the new file icons available for Visual Studio Code make me very happy.

The new icons

For the August Visual Studio Code release there is now the option to show file and folder icons.

This may sound like just a small visual tweak but I’ve found it to be really useful in finding files I need faster.

visual studio code file icons
An example of some of the new icons

How to enable

Enabling the icons is easy and the update comes with two icon sets.

To enable just go to File > Preferences > File Icon Theme and select one.

how to enable the new icons
How to enable the new icons

More icons!

If you feel the need for more icons, there are already more icon sets available in the marketplace

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