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Lightning-fast Visual Studio Code launcher for macOS. Click once from the Dock or Finder toolbar and jump straight into the folder you need.

• Netdisk mirror (Quark): https://pan.quark.cn/s/9a61b089c847
• GitHub Releases: https://github.com/lemon-codehub/vs-code-now/releases/latest

• Skip Terminal setup—no manual code . required
• Launches in the current Finder window or a default workspace
• Remembers your last project when started from the Dock
• Handles permissions so you can focus on coding

Install VS Code from https://code.visualstudio.com/ and (optionally) enable the code command via the Command Palette (Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH).

1. Download the app from the links above.
2. Drag VSCode Now.app into /Applications/ or ~/Applications/.
3. (Optional) Add it to your Dock or Finder toolbar for one-click access.

• Dock: Click once to reopen the last VS Code workspace.
• Finder toolbar: Open any folder in Finder and press the toolbar icon to launch that directory in VS Code.
• Terminal: Advanced users can run ./vscode-now.sh /path/to/project to open a specific folder.

• macOS: 10.9 or newer
• Apps: Visual Studio Code installed
• Permissions: Allow VS Code to access the folders you open

VSCode Now/
├── 🖥 VSCode Now.app         # macOS app bundle
├── VSCode Now.zip           # Pre-built app archive
├── vscode-now.sh            # CLI helper script
└── README*.md               # Documentation

VSCode Now is maintained by lemon-codehub. Feel free to open issues or pull requests to improve the launch experience.

⭐ Star the repo: https://github.com/lemon-codehub/vs-code-now

💬 Issues & feedback: https://github.com/lemon-codehub/vs-code-now/issues