The modern project management workspace built for Visual Studio Code.
Plan projects, organize tasks, track progress, and collaborate with your team-all without leaving your editor.
🚀 Overview
FocusDeck transforms Visual Studio Code into a complete productivity workspace.
Manage projects, organize tasks, plan sprints, monitor progress, and collaborate with your team—all from a beautiful, lightning-fast interface built directly into VS Code.
Unlike traditional project management platforms, FocusDeck keeps your workflow inside the editor so you can spend less time switching applications and more time building.
Features
📋 Modern Kanban Boards
Organize your work using beautiful drag-and-drop boards with fully customizable columns.
✅ Powerful Task Management
Every task supports:
- Priority levels
- Tags
- Assignees
- Due dates
- Notes
- Checklists
- Status tracking
👥 Team Collaboration
Collaborate with teammates using lightweight workspaces.
- Create shared workspaces
- Join using invite codes
- Switch between projects instantly
⚡ Built for Developers
- Native VS Code experience
- Lightning-fast performance
- Keyboard-friendly workflow
- Beautiful modern interface
- Zero distractions
🔒 Privacy First
Your data belongs to you.
- No accounts
- No telemetry
- No cloud dependency
- Everything stored locally
🎯 Why FocusDeck?
Instead of constantly switching between:
- Trello
- Jira
- Notion
- Linear
- GitHub Projects
Keep everything inside VS Code.
Stay focused.
Stay productive.
Ship faster.
📦 Installation
From the Visual Studio Marketplace
- Open Extensions (
Ctrl+Shift+X) - Search for FocusDeck
- Click Install
Or install manually from a .vsix package using:
Extensions → Install from VSIX...
🚀 Getting Started
Open FocusDeck anytime:
| Platform | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Windows | Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Linux | Ctrl + Alt + B |
| macOS | Cmd + Option + B |
You can also launch it from the Command Palette.
👥 Workspaces
Create a Workspace
- Click New Workspace
- Choose a name
- Enter your display name
- Share your invite code
Join a Workspace
- Click Join Workspace
- Enter the invite code
- Choose your display name
- Start collaborating instantly
📋 Managing Tasks
Create powerful task cards with support for:
- ✅ Custom titles
- 🏷️ Tags
- 🔥 Priorities
- 👤 Assignees
- 📝 Notes
- ✔️ Checklists
- 📅 Due dates
- 📌 Status updates
Move tasks between columns with a single click.
⌨️ Commands
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Open FocusDeck | Open the dashboard |
| Create Workspace | Create a new shared workspace |
| Join Workspace | Join using an invite code |
| Switch Workspace | Change active workspace |
| Add Column | Create custom workflow stages |
| Create Task | Add a new task |
| Edit Task | Update task details |
| Delete Task | Remove completed or unwanted tasks |
💡 Perfect For
- Solo Developers
- Development Teams
- Open Source Projects
- Freelancers
- Agencies
- Startups
- Students
- Game Development
- Web Development
- Software Engineering
🛠 Troubleshooting
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| FocusDeck won't open | Reload the VS Code window |
| Shortcut doesn't work | Rebind it in Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Missing data | Verify you're using the correct VS Code profile |
| Invite code invalid | Double-check for O vs 0 |
❤️ Built For Productivity
FocusDeck was designed with one goal:
Help developers stay focused by bringing project management directly into the editor they already use every day.
No distractions.
No context switching.
Just your code and your workflow.
📄 License
MIT License