VS Code Extensions
Project Title Bar

Project Title Bar

by isitup

Shows current project name in the status bar next to the Remote indicator

Downloads

35

Rating

5.0 / 5 (1)

Version

1.1.0

Last updated

Jun 09, 2026

Shows the current project (workspace root) name in the VS Code status bar, right after the "Open Remote Window" (><) button.

Installation

Option A — install from folder (development mode)

  1. Copy the project-title-bar folder to:
    • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\
    • macOS/Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/
  2. Restart VS Code.

Option B — package as .vsix

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
cd project-title-bar
vsce package
code --install-extension project-title-bar-1.0.0.vsix

Settings

Setting Default Description
projectTitleBar.prefix "" Text/emoji before the project name, e.g. "📁 "
projectTitleBar.color "" Color of the text, e.g. "#ffcc00"

Example settings.json:

{
  "projectTitleBar.prefix": "📁 ",
  "projectTitleBar.color": "#ffcc00"
}

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