Add a command to Finder services in Mac OSX to open a folder in VS Code

Mac OS X: Open in Visual Studio Code

- Open Automator 
- File -> New -> Service 
- Change "Service Receives" to "files or folders" in "Finder" 
- Add a "Run Shell Script" action 
- Change "Pass input" to "as arguments" 
- Paste the following in the shell script box: open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args "$*" 
- Save it as something like "Open in Visual Studio Code"

Cool !!

Cool !!

I have made this for myself
https://github.com/cnstntn-kndrtv/open-in-buttons-for-finder-toolbar

I have made this for myself
https://github.com/cnstntn-kndrtv/open-in-buttons-for-finder-toolbar

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks :)

Thanks :)

Awesome ! thanks!

Awesome ! thanks!

Thanks! Thats really convenient and I learnt a new tool today.

Thanks! Thats really convenient and I learnt a new tool today.

Rock on!

Rock on!

Awesome!

Awesome!

@cnstntn-kndrtv thanks!

@cnstntn-kndrtv thanks!

Thanks

Thanks

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

thanks

thanks

Thanks! Was struggling to find out how to do that for a while. Your solution works like a charm.

Thanks! Was struggling to find out how to do that for a while. Your solution works like a charm.

I could open Visual Studio Code from terminal with "code ." but I needed that too. Thanks, that you have saved my life 👍

I could open Visual Studio Code from terminal with "code ." but I needed that too. Thanks, that you have saved my life 👍

The service can be further simplified this way. No need to execute a shell script.

The service can be further simplified this way. No need to execute a shell script.

The App to be dragged into Finder's toolbar is also super easy to create.

Also, you can easily add VSCode icon to the Automator App so that it looks nice in Finder's toolbar - Cmd+I the VSCode and Automator app, click the VSCode icon and press Cmd+C. Then click the Automator App icon and press Cmd+V.

Once done, just drag&drop the Automator App onto Finder's toolbar while holding Cmd key. Final result looks like this.

The App to be dragged into Finder's toolbar is also super easy to create.

Also, you can easily add VSCode icon to the Automator App so that it looks nice in Finder's toolbar - Cmd+I the VSCode and Automator app, click the VSCode icon and press Cmd+C. Then click the Automator App icon and press Cmd+V.

Once done, just drag&drop the Automator App onto Finder's toolbar while holding Cmd key. Final result looks like this.

https://github.com/sozercan/OpenInCode

https://github.com/sozercan/OpenInCode

Cool!

Cool!

Nice, works like a charm

Nice, works like a charm

Thanks, really useful!

Thanks, really useful!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Nice! Thanks!

Nice! Thanks!

Thanks so much! Works like a charm!

Thanks so much! Works like a charm!

Thanks for this, very helpful and easy setup!

Thanks for this, very helpful and easy setup!

Everybody, you can just go to applications and cmd+click VS Code's application onto the top bar, which will allow you to drag folders onto it to open them into VSCode. No automator necessary. This also works for iTerm2.

Everybody, you can just go to applications and cmd+click VS Code's application onto the top bar, which will allow you to drag folders onto it to open them into VSCode. No automator necessary. This also works for iTerm2.

Thanks @mattwaler! Great tip.

Thanks @mattwaler! Great tip.