VS Code Extensions

Categories

Visualization

Render software structures visually. Discover top VS Code Visualization extensions to generate architecture charts, map data schemas, and preview layout plots.

Disk Size Treemap

Disk Size Treemap

G-Yong

Visualize workspace file and folder sizes as an interactive squarified treemap

Visualization
6 5.0
XSVG Viewer

XSVG Viewer

VisionCortex

Designated viewer for .xsvg files — the interactive xsvg viewer (pan/zoom, artboard deck, inspector) with theme-aware colors and live reload. Pure JS + WASM.

Visualization #javascript
6
Vector AI Pulse

Vector AI Pulse

iSattva

In-editor budget pacing and efficiency insight for metered, agentic AI coding tools (Claude Code and peers) — zero network calls, local-only.

Visualization #claude code
6 4.0
Markora – Visual Markdown Editor

Markora – Visual Markdown Editor

MohamedAzzimJ

An open-source visual Markdown editor for Visual Studio Code.

Programming Languages Visualization #markdown
6
RegEx Live Lens

RegEx Live Lens

Irontore

Interactive inline RegEx tester, visualizer, and builder inside VS Code.

Linters Formatters #python
6
Dependinator

Dependinator

michaelreichenauer

Dependinator visualizes code structure and dependencies as an interactive, navigable map, making complex architectures easier to understand, analyze, and refactor.

Visualization #c
6
ExtSherlock — Extension Doctor

ExtSherlock — Extension Doctor

AnandShah

Diagnoses slow, conflicting, and resource-hungry VS Code extensions in real time, and tells you exactly what to disable and why.

Debuggers Visualization #performance
6
ArchStep

ArchStep

archstep

Syntax highlighting, diagnostics, and a live animated preview for Step (.step) files.

Programming Languages Visualization #ArchStep
6
Cognitive Heatmap

Cognitive Heatmap

sammacorpy

Real-time color overlay on the editor showing cognitive complexity per function — like a thermal camera for code quality.

Linters Visualization #python
6
Problem Explorer

Problem Explorer

Yjaatouri

Highlights files and folders with errors and warnings directly in the Explorer

Visualization #keybindings
6
Story CSS

Story CSS

Irontore

An interactive, educational CSS-to-Story visualizer, AST analyzer, and sandbox overlay tool.

Visualization Education #css
6
Triton

Triton

focus-space

Live preview for Triton diagrams (and Mermaid) — deterministic SVG, rendered by the Triton compiler.

Programming Languages Visualization #triton
6