Fresh File Explorer โ€“ VS Code extension for navigating recent work

59 points - today at 6:20 PM

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3eb7988a1663 today at 6:55 PM
Is Microsoft ever going to implement proper VS Code plugin sandboxing? There are so many good extensions I would like to use, but I hate the security implications of loading yet more unvetted code for a nice-to-have.

Then again, I see that the top buzz in the industry is about Claws and letting LLMs run loose with only a handshake agreement to be safe, and I already know the answer.

helle253 today at 7:08 PM
This is really neat - i especially like the heatmap, makes it very easy to immediately figure out what is actively being worked on, even in the regular file explorer view

that said, I'm not sure i plan on using it long term - as someone else pointed out, the lack of extension sandboxing does make me feel a bit uncomfortable for extensions like this that aren't backed by large entities.

timfsu today at 7:31 PM
Love this idea. Working with AI assistants, I find it easier to push to GitHub to look at the changes, rather than use my IDE. I wish that wasnโ€™t the case, so this makes a ton of sense.
vldszn today at 9:04 PM
Looks very cool, starred on github and downloaded extension :)

PS: unfortunately does not work on latest cursor (2.5.20). Can you please check?

frehu today at 6:20 PM
File explorer with a twist - instead of 5000 files of which you need to see 20, shows pending changes + files modified within a time window (pending, 3 days, 7 days, 30 days, etc.) pulled from Git history. This way you don't get lost browsing everything or lose track of your work immediately after a commit.

Beyond the core concept, there's also

- A heatmap that colors files based on recency

- Deleted files appear in the tree where they used to be

- A pinned section for files that are not recent but handy

- File history, diff search (pickaxe) and git log -L line/function history available from editor context menu

- File grouping based on the moon phase during the most recent commit (good luck finding alternative software for this)

banku_brougham today at 6:31 PM
looks pretty cool! Ive definitely been wanting some improvement in file discovery and exploration
aquir today at 7:39 PM
This is a great idea! I will give it a try!
brcmthrowaway today at 7:36 PM
Is there something like this integrated with Ctrl P vim?