Go to Folder

Quickly navigate to any folder in your workspace using fuzzy search. No more endless scrolling through the Explorer sidebar in large codebases.

Features

• Fuzzy folder search - Find folders by typing partial names
• Favorites - Star folders for instant access (shown at top)
• Recent folders - Recently used folders appear first
• Search in folder - Open VS Code search scoped to any folder
• Quick actions - Reveal in Explorer, create files, open terminal, copy path
• Smart indexing - Caches folder structure for instant results
• Configurable excludes - Skip node_modules, .git, and other folders
• Keyboard-first - Fast navigation without touching the mouse

Usage

1. Press Cmd+Shift+O (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows/Linux)
2. Type to search for a folder
3. Select a folder and choose an action:
   • Reveal in Explorer - Show folder in sidebar
   • Search in Folder - Open VS Code search scoped to this folder
   • Add/Remove from Favorites - Star folders for quick access
   • New File Here - Create a file in the folder
   • New Folder Here - Create a subfolder
   • Open in Terminal - Open terminal at folder location
   • Copy Path - Copy absolute path to clipboard
   • Copy Relative Path - Copy relative path to clipboard
   • Open in New Window - Open folder as new workspace

Favorites & Recents

• Favorites appear at the top with a ★ star icon
• Recent folders appear next with a ⏱ history icon
• Both persist across VS Code sessions
• Use the action menu to add/remove favorites

Commands

Command	Description
Go to Folder: Open	Open the folder picker
Go to Folder: Refresh Index	Manually refresh the folder index
Go to Folder: Clear Recent Folders	Clear the recent folders list
Go to Folder: Clear Favorites	Clear all favorite folders

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Command
Cmd+Shift+O / Ctrl+Shift+O	Open folder picker

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
goToFolder.excludePatterns	["**/node_modules/**", "**/.git/**", ...]	Glob patterns for folders to exclude
goToFolder.maxResults	50	Maximum results shown in picker
goToFolder.respectGitignore	true	Exclude folders matching .gitignore

Default Excluded Folders

• node_modules
• .git
• dist, build
• .next
• coverage
• __pycache__, venv, .venv

You can customize this in settings.

Why?

VS Code's Quick Open (Cmd+P) only searches files, not folders. In large monorepos with thousands of directories, there's no efficient way to navigate to a folder by name. This extension fills that gap.

License

MIT

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