Renamible

Renamible is a VS Code extension for safely renaming complete projects across the files that usually matter most: package.json, lockfiles, README.md, Docker files, environment samples, configs, and source code.

It is designed to help you rename a workspace without doing a risky global search-and-replace by hand.

What It Does

Renamible scans a workspace, detects project-name variants, shows a preview of affected files, and lets you choose exactly which files should be updated before any write happens.

Features

• Detects the current project name from package.json
• Prompts for the current name manually if detection is unavailable
• Generates consistent variants for:
  • lowercase
  • PascalCase
  • kebab-case
  • snake_case
  • UPPERCASE
• Scans only safe, relevant files and folders
• Ignores dangerous or bulky directories such as:
  • .git
  • node_modules
  • vendor
  • dist
  • build
  • .next
  • .nuxt
  • coverage
  • storage
  • public/build
• Skips binary files
• Shows a preview before any modification
• Lets you select which files to rename
• Requires final confirmation before writing changes
• Shows a clear completion summary

Command

Renamible: Rename Project

This command is available from the Command Palette once the extension is activated.

Activation

Renamible activates on:

• onCommand:renamible.renameProject

How It Works

1. Open a workspace folder in VS Code.
2. Run Renamible: Rename Project.
3. Confirm or enter the current project name.
4. Enter the new project name.
5. Review the affected files in the preview.
6. Select only the files you want to update.
7. Confirm the final rename action.

Build

npm install
npm run build

Package

npm run package

This generates a local .vsix that you can install in VS Code without publishing to the Marketplace.

Notes

Renamible is intentionally conservative. It favors predictable, reviewable changes over aggressive automated rewriting.