Puts a small, bored cat, an enthusiastic dog, a feisty snake, a rubber duck, or Clippy 📎 in your code editor.
Run the "Start pet coding session" action to see the panel.
Get from the VS Code marketplace.
OR
With VS Code open, search for vscode-pets in the extension panel (Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+Shift+X on MacOS) and click install.
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With VS Code open, launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+P on MacOS), paste the following command, and press enter.
ext install tonybaloney.vscode-pets
Open the command palette with Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux or Cmd(⌘)+Shift+P on MacOS.
Run the "Start pet coding session" command (vscode-pets.start)
You can choose either pet type and pet color:
- Snake can only be green
- Rubber duck & Zappy can only be yellow
- Ferris the crab can only be red
- Rocky can only be gray
Pets will interact with you within the open Pet Panel.
Play catch with your pet! Run the "Throw ball" command (vscode-pets.throw-ball).
- Rocky will not run & catch a ball. Have you ever seen a rock run after a ball? Neither have we.
Run the "Spawn additional pet" command (vscode-pets.spawn-pet) and select the pet type and color.
Extra pets will not persist between closing and restarting VS Code.
You can remove all pets (except the 1 configured) by running the "Remove all pets" command (vscode-pets.delete-pets) from the command palette.
You can remove specific pets by running the "Remove pet" command (vscode-pets.delete-pet) from the command palette.
Configure vscode-pets.theme to "forest" and let your pets play in a spooky forest.
Set vscode-pets.theme to "castle" for them to roam the ramparts!
Set vscode-pets.theme to "beach" for your friends to play by the ocean.
From the VSCode preferences, search for vscode-pets for more options. In particular you can move the panel to the sidebar, or change the pet type and theme.
Have an awesome idea for a new feature? Please open an issue describing your idea! You can also help by reviewing some of the existing ideas and leaving your opinion.
Something is not working as it should? Please open an issue giving as much information as you can. Writing an effective bug report is a valueable skill as a Software Engineer, refer to the given example below for advice.
Title - Clearly summarize what the bug is with specific details.
Summary - If the title is too long, include a summary with additional details.
Visual/Screenshot - A picture is always worth the time. Include one if possible.
Expected/Actual Results - Explain what you expected to happen and what actually happened.
Steps to Reproduce - The steps to follow should be comprehensive, easy to understand, and short. We want to experience the bug first-hand.
Environment - Share the current version information by copying from Help and clicking About.
Version: 1.72.0
Commit: 64bbfbf67ada9953918d72e1df2f4d8e537d340e
Date: 2022-10-04T23:20:47.539Z
Electron: 19.0.17
Chromium: 102.0.5005.167
Node.js: 16.14.2
V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 5.19.12-200.fc36.x86_64
Sandboxed: No
Want to contribute to vscode-pets? Feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.
- Run
npm install. - Run
npm run compile. - Go to the debug panel on the sidebar and launch the development version with the extension loaded (first option in the debug profiles).
- Refer to VS Code Extension Documentation for additional resources.
The cat and dog media assets for this extension were licensed from itch.io.
Marc Duiker created the Clippy, Rocky, Zappy, rubber duck, snake, cockatiel, and Ferris the crab media assets.
Karen Rustad Tölva designed the original concept of Ferris the crab.
Thanks to all the contributors to this project: