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Subtly change the color of your Visual Studio Code workspace. Ideal when you have multiple VS Code instances, use VS Live Share, or use VS Code's Remote features, and you want to quickly identify your editor.
https://github.com/johnpapa/vscode-peacock

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Subtly change the color of your Visual Studio Code workspace. Ideal when you have multiple VS Code instances, use VS Live Share, or use VS Code's Remote features, and you want to quickly identify your editor.

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# Peacock for Visual Studio Code



![Peacock Icon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/johnpapa/vscode-peacock/main/resources/peacock-icon-small.png 'Peacock')



Subtly change the color of your Visual Studio Code workspace. Ideal when you have multiple VS Code instances, use VS Live Share, or use VS Code's Remote features, and you want to quickly identify your editor.



Read the extensive [documentation here](https://www.peacockcode.dev) which includes a guide on how to use Peacock and a [changelog](https://www.peacockcode.dev/changelog/)



[![Badge for version for Visual Studio Code extension johnpapa.vscode-peacock](https://vsmarketplacebadge.apphb.com/version/johnpapa.vscode-peacock.svg?color=2f99fa&style=?style=for-the-badge&logo=visual-studio-code)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=johnpapa.vscode-peacock&WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)

[![Installs](https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/i/johnpapa.vscode-peacock?color=2f99fa&style=flat&logo=visual-studio-code)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=johnpapa.vscode-peacock&WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)

[![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/d/johnpapa.vscode-peacock?color=2f99fa&style=flat&logo=visual-studio-code)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=johnpapa.vscode-peacock&WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)

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[![Live Share](https://img.shields.io/badge/Live_Share-enabled-8F80CF.svg?color=2f99fa&style=flat&logo=visual-studio-code)](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/live-share/?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)



[![The MIT License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-orange.svg?color=2f99fa&style=flat)](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-15-blue.svg?style=flat)](#contributors)



[![Build Status](https://johnpapa.visualstudio.com/vscode-peacock/_apis/build/status/VS%20Code%20Peacock%20Extension?branchName=main)](https://johnpapa.visualstudio.com/vscode-peacock/_build/latest?definitionId=3&branchName=main&WT.mc_id=vscodepeacock-github-jopapa)



## Install



1. Open **Extensions** sideBar panel in Visual Studio Code and choose the menu options for **View → Extensions**

1. Search for `Peacock`

1. Click **Install**

1. Click **Reload**, if required



## Documentation



Read the extensive [documentation here](https://www.peacockcode.dev) which includes a guide on how to use Peacock and a [changelog](https://www.peacockcode.dev/changelog/)



## Quick Usage



Let's see Peacock in action!



1. Create/Open a VSCode Workspace ([Peacock only works in a Workspace](https://www.peacockcode.dev/guide/#peacock-commands-are-not-appearing))

1. Press `F1` to open the command palette

1. Type `Peacock`

1. Choose `Peacock: Change to a favorite color`

1. Choose one of the pre-defined colors and see how it changes your editor



Now enjoy exploring the rest of the features explained in the docs!



![Peacock Windows](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/johnpapa/vscode-peacock/main/resources/hero.png 'Peacock windows')



## Resources



- Peacock docs are hosted on Azure -> [Get a Free Azure Trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)

- [Get VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)

- [Create your first VS Code extension](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extension?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)

- [VS Code Extension API](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/vscode-api?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)

- [Learn how to add WebPack bundles to your favorite extensions](https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_32?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa#_bundling-extensions-with-webpack?wt.mc_id=peacock-github-jopapa)



## Credits



Inspiration comes in many forms. These folks and teams have contributed either through ideas, issues, pull requests, or guidance. Thank you!



- The VS Code team and their incredibly [helpful guide for creating extensions](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extension?WT.mc_id=academic-0000-jopapa)



- Here are some great [examples for extensions](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-extension-samples) from the VS Code team



## Code of Conduct



[Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).



## Problems or Suggestions



[Open an issue here](https://github.com/johnpapa/vscode-peacock/issues)



## Contributors



[Contribution guidelines are located here](./CONTRIBUTING.md)



Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):



  

    
James Newell
⚠️

    
Julian
🤔

    
Oleg Solomka
💻 ⚠️

    
Joseph Rex
🎨

    
Sam Julien
🤔

    
Shayne Boyer
💻

    
Burke Holland
🤔

  

  

    
Jonathan Carter
💻

    
Ricardo Souza
💻

    
Kushal Pandya
💻

    
Erich Gamma
⚠️

    
Christian Nwamba
🤔

    
Matt Bierner
💻

    
Raymond Camden
🤔

  

  

    
Aaron Powell
🤔

    
tanhakabir
💻

    
Nate Drake
💻

  



This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!