A long time ago, in a repository far, far away...
A VS Code extension that celebrates Star Wars Day (May 4th) by turning your workspace into its own Opening Crawl — automatically, every year, without asking anything from you.
Features
Opening Crawl — Automatic on Every May 4th
Every year on May 4th, the classic yellow-text perspective crawl appears 2 seconds after VS Code starts — no configuration, no popups, no interruptions.
The crawl reads your workspace silently and builds a unique story:
- Single workspace — the repository becomes the hero of its own episode
- Multi-root workspace — the repositories unite as The Developer Alliance, each named in the crawl
- File counts by language — top 3 languages detected across all folders
- Random episode number — a different episode every time
- Bilingual — automatically in Spanish if VS Code is set to Spanish, English otherwise
Animated Starfield
Stars rendered on canvas behind the crawl. Because every galaxy needs stars.
Epic Fanfare
A short brass fanfare plays when the crawl appears — synthesized entirely with the Web Audio API, no audio files, no copyright issues.
Copy Your Crawl
The ⚔️ Copy Crawl button copies the full crawl text to your clipboard, identical to what you see on screen — ready to share on any platform.
Available Year-Round
Missed May 4th? Run it any day from the Command Palette:
Ctrl+Shift+P → Show Opening Crawl ⚔️
How It Works
| Situation | Behavior |
|---|---|
| May 4th, any VS Code launch | Crawl opens automatically after 2 seconds |
| Any other day | Silent. No interruptions. |
| Command palette (any day) | Crawl opens on demand |
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
May the 4th: Show Opening Crawl ⚔️ |
Manually trigger the Opening Crawl |
Requirements
- VS Code 1.85.0 or higher
- No other dependencies
Release Notes
0.1.0 — May 4th, 2026
- Automatic Opening Crawl on every May 4th startup
- Multi-root workspace support: all folder names appear in the crawl
- Top 3 languages detected across all workspace folders
- Animated starfield background
- Brass fanfare via Web Audio API (no audio files)
- Copy crawl text to clipboard
- Random episode number on each run
- Bilingual: Spanish or English based on VS Code display language
License
MIT — Gerardo Rentería
Contributions
Contributions and ideas are welcome. Find the source code on GitHub.
If this extension brightened your May 4th, consider buying me a coffee:
⭐ Star the repository if you found it useful.
May the 4th be with you. Always. ⚔️