- Open Automator
- Quick Action
- Set "Service receives selected" to
files or folders
inany application
- Add a
Run Shell Script
action - Set the script action to the following
for f in "$@"; do open -a 'Visual Studio Code' "$@" done
- Set "Pass input" to
as arguments
- Save as
Open in VSCode
You can assign a global shortcut to run the services we just created
- Open "System Preferences"
- Select "Keyboard" then the "Shortcuts" tab
- In the left pane, click on "Services"
- In the right pane, scroll to "Files and Folders"
- Select "Open in Visual Studio Code" click "add shortcut"
- Select a shortcut
You might want to rename or edit the items we just created
- Activate Finder
- Click on "Finder" in the Apple menu, select "Services" then "Services Preferences"
- In the right pane, scroll to "Files and Folders" and scroll to the item you want to edit
- Right click the item and select "Open in Visual Studio Code"
- Edit and save
Alternatively, you can edit the workflow (e.g. ~/Library/Services/Open in VSCode.workflow
) in your preferred text editor