Editor Bar is a Visual Studio 2022 and Visual Studio 2026 extension designed to simplify your coding workflow by providing clear and intuitive breadcrumbs for effortless navigation.
The extension displays the current file path and project name, enabling quick identification of files with similar or identical names (like launchSettings.json in every project or /Pages/Users/Edit.razor vs /Pages/Roles/Edit.razor).
In supported files, it also displays breadcrumbs for symbols or nodes up to the cursor position. This works for C# and VB.NET files, as well as nodes in XML documents. Recent updates added support for C# 14 extension blocks, flat-list member search results, richer breadcrumb context menus and child popups, a compact placement beside the zoom control, Open in Terminal, and expanded appearance customization. Additional formats will be supported in future updates.
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Breadcrumb Navigation
- Highlights key elements of the file location and for supported files a breadcrumb trail of the current file node or symbol up to the cursor position:
- Solution and solution folders
- Project
- Project folders
- Parent folder name
- File name
- File structure (types, members, nodes, ...)
- C# (including C# 14)
- VB.NET
- XML
- Highlights key elements of the file location and for supported files a breadcrumb trail of the current file node or symbol up to the cursor position:
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Quick Actions
- Copy full or relative file path to Clipboard.
- Open the current file in a custom or default external editor.
- Open file location in Windows Explorer.
- Open the current location in Terminal.
- Locate the item in Solution Explorer.
- Switch active target framework for IntelliSense (in multi-targeting projects).
- Use context menus and child popups directly from breadcrumbs, including solution folders and non-solution roots.
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Member search
- Quickly find and navigate to any member in the current file using a searchable dropdown.
- Supports glob-style wildcard filtering with
*and?. - Switch filtered member tree results between hierarchical tree and flat list views, with a configurable default mode.
- Open relevant breadcrumb commands directly from member result context menus.
- Optionally show or hide the filter box in the member list.
- Match the filter box background to the active Visual Studio theme.
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Customizable Options
- Select what to display in the breadcrumbs bar.
- Place the Editor Bar above or below the editor, or beside the zoom control.
- Adjust size, colors, and quick-actions to suit your preferences.
- Control toolbar button visibility.
- Configure separate light and dark color settings.
- Keep Editor Bar settings compatible with Visual Studio import/export.
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Seamless Control:
- Toggle the Editor Bar on and off using a toolbar icon or a keyboard shortcut.
- Review guided feature highlights on first run and after upgrades, or reopen What's New from View > Editor Bar.
- Stay out of tool windows where the bar does not belong, including ReSharper windows.
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Additional Features:
- See complete changelog for more details.
Apache 2.0