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Custom VSCode profiles are great. You can isolate extensions, settings and basically everything inside VSCode. It’s effectively a new installation without actually installing multiple versions.
Hey there! There’s also a video version on my YouTube channel if you’re interested:
Why you might need VSCode Profiles
You might be using VSCode for a bit of work stuff, some personal open-source contributions, “side projects”, writing a book, etc,. And ideally you would prefer a different look and feel for each of them; you might be using different extensions. For example, when just writing something, (and I’m currently writing this within VSCode) you want a distraction free view — Zen View with a spell checker; and when you’re working, you’re a real Power User. All of this is possible with VSCode Custom profiles.
How to create VSCode Profiles
Let’s get started and create a custom vscode profile with complete isolation. First, we need a convenient…
