Use VS Code profiles for separate setups

A profile bundles settings, extensions, keyboard shortcuts, snippets and tasks into a named setup you can switch in one move — useful for keeping a lean writing setup apart from a heavy dev one. Create one under File > Preferences > Profiles, and switch with the Profiles: Switch Profile command. Profiles export as a .code-profile file or a GitHub gist, so you can hand a colleague your whole setup as a link.

Source: code.visualstudio.com · checked 2026-07-04

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