Instagram-style stories for developers, directly in your VS Code sidebar.
Features
- Image stories — share screenshots, coding setups, or any moment with crop controls and captions
- Text stories — post text on colored backgrounds with custom fonts and colors
- Stories viewer — tap through stories with progress bars, keyboard navigation, and zoom
- Likes & comments — react to stories, reply to comments, and see real-time notifications
- User profiles — set your display name, bio, avatar, GitHub and LinkedIn links
- GitHub sign-in — one-click device flow authentication
- 24-hour expiry — stories automatically disappear after a day
Getting Started
- Click the Dev Stories icon in the activity bar
- Set the API URL (or use the default)
- Register a username or sign in with GitHub
- Click + Photo or Aa Text to create your first story
- Browse stories from developers worldwide
How It Works
- Open VS Code and click the Dev Stories icon in the activity bar
- Register a username and login (or use GitHub sign-in)
- Click + Photo to share an image, or Aa Text for a text story
- Stories expire after 24 hours — view what devs around the world are up to
Requirements
- VS Code 1.85+
- Internet connection
Links
- GitHub
- Report issues: GitHub Issues