# VS Code tools for a more focused development loop.

> SwitchCase Studios builds practical editor utilities, beginning with File Filter for pattern-based navigation in large projects.

- Page type: Product / work story
- Canonical page: https://switchcasestudios.com/work/vscode-extensions
- Summary: Explore focused Visual Studio Code utilities from SwitchCase Studios, beginning with VS Code File Filter for pattern-based project navigation.
- Product or related link: [Browse extensions](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/publishers/SwitchCaseStudios)
- Product entity: VS Code Extensions
- Live product: [Browse extensions](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/publishers/SwitchCaseStudios)
- Product summary: SwitchCase-built editor tools that remove friction from everyday development workflows.
- Product features: File discovery, Pattern filtering, Focused workflows, VS Code

## At a glance
- **VS Code File Filter:** Available in the publisher catalog
- **Pattern-based:** Find files with familiar wildcards
- **Opt-in scanning:** Scans only while a filter is active

## Keep the files that matter close at hand.
Large repositories can make a simple navigation task feel noisy. VS Code File Filter adds a dedicated Filtered Files Explorer view where developers can enter filename patterns such as *.ts, *test*, or *.md and focus the tree on matching files.

Matching folders expand automatically, and include or exclude directory settings help narrow the search to the parts of a project that matter. The extension scans only while a filter is active, keeping its work tied to an explicit developer action.

## What the extension is designed to do
### Filter with familiar patterns
Use filename wildcards such as *.ts, *test*, and *.md to find a working set without changing the project itself.

### Keep results in their project context
A dedicated Filtered Files Explorer view presents matches alongside their folder structure, with matching folders expanded for quick access.

### Narrow the scan deliberately
Configurable include and exclude directories let developers constrain where the extension looks.

### Work only when filtering
Project scanning runs while a filter is active rather than continuously in the background.

## A focused utility, by design
1. **Choose — Set a pattern for the current task.** Enter a filename pattern that reflects the files you need to inspect, such as source files, tests, or documentation.
2. **Scope — Limit the directories in view.** Use include and exclude directory settings to focus the search on relevant areas of the repository.
3. **Navigate — Open matches in the familiar tree.** Review matching files in the dedicated explorer view, with matching folders expanded to keep their context visible.
4. **Clear — Return to the broader project.** When the focused pass is done, clear the filter and continue with the standard workspace view.

## Current catalog focus
- VS Code File Filter extension
- Dedicated Filtered Files Explorer view
- Wildcard and filename-pattern filtering
- Configurable include and exclude directories
- Automatic expansion of matching folders
- Scanning only while a filter is active

## Frequently asked questions
### Is this a client case study?
No. This page describes SwitchCase Studios’ own extension catalog: a product line for focused developer utilities, beginning with VS Code File Filter.

### What is available in the catalog now?
The publisher catalog currently includes VS Code File Filter. The Marketplace listing is the source of truth for current availability and version.

### Does File Filter scan the project continuously?
No. It scans only while a filter is active. Include and exclude directory settings can further narrow where it looks.

## Contact
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