vsix-to-vscodium 0.3.0

A tool to download and install VS Code extensions in VSCodium-based IDEs.

vsix-to-vscodium

A tool to download and install VS Code extensions in VSCodium-based IDEs.

Installation

pip install vsix-to-vscodium

Usage

Install a single extension

# Basic usage (defaults to windsurf)
vsix-to-vscodium publisher.extension-name

# Specify a different IDE
vsix-to-vscodium --ide windsurf publisher.extension-name

# Example: Install Python extension in Windsurf
vsix-to-vscodium --ide windsurf ms-python.python

Transfer all VS Code extensions

If you're switching from VS Code to a VSCodium-based IDE, you can transfer all your installed extensions at once:

# Transfer all extensions (defaults to windsurf)
vsix-to-vscodium --transfer-all

# Transfer all extensions to a specific IDE
vsix-to-vscodium --transfer-all --ide windsurf

Features

• Downloads extensions from VS Code Marketplace
• Automatically installs extensions in VSCodium-based IDEs
• Supports multiple VSCodium-based IDEs (e.g., Windsurf, Cursor)
• Bulk transfer of all installed VS Code extensions
• Supports specific version installation
• Caches downloaded extensions to avoid redundant downloads
• Cleans up downloaded files after installation

Caveats

• When searching for installed extensions in the Extensions view, you must prepend @enabled to your search term to see extensions installed via this tool:

  

Next Steps/Improvements

• Always remove downloaded files, even if installation fails
• Show failed installs in final message when installation is complete, especially when installing multiple extensions
• Allow updates of extensions that have newer versions of what's installed
• Allow selecting extensions for install instead of just installing everything in VS Code
  • Some extensions actually don't make sense to copy, e.g., GitHub Copilot when running Windsurf
• Don't install disabled extensions
  • Perhaps add a flag that allows user to specify that disabled extensions should also be installed
• Use open-vsx extensions directly when extensions are already available there

Development

To set up the development environment:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/CodeWithOz/vsix-to-vscodium.git
cd vsix-to-vscodium

# Create and activate a virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install development dependencies
pip install flit
flit install -s --deps develop

Run tests:

pytest

License

MIT