# shanalikhan/code-settings-sync

🌴💪 Synchronize your Visual Studio Code Settings Across Multiple Machines using GitHub GIST 💪🌴

Repository: https://github.com/shanalikhan/code-settings-sync
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/code-settings-sync
Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Shan.code-settings-sync
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: gist, settings-sync, sync, vscode-extension, vscode-sync, github-gist, visual-studio-code
Last push: 2024-12-13T11:15:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3915, "days_push": 628, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4087, forks 417 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.506860+00:00)

## What it is
A Visual Studio Code extension that synchronizes settings, keybindings, snippets, themes, extensions, and workspaces across multiple machines using a GitHub Gist. It supports auto-upload/download, GitHub Enterprise, and sharing configurations with other users.

## Use cases
- sync vscode settings across machines
- backup my vscode extensions and keybindings
- share my vscode setup with teammates
- restore vscode configuration on a new computer
- keep snippets and themes in sync between work and home machines

## When to choose
- you use multiple machines and want identical VS Code setups
- you want one-click or automatic sync of settings, extensions, and snippets via GitHub
- you need to share a curated VS Code configuration with a team

## When to avoid
- you use editors other than VS Code
- you prefer VS Code's built-in Settings Sync feature
- you don't want your settings stored in a GitHub Gist

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, backup
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, windows
- tags: vscode-extension, settings-sync, github-gist, editor-configuration, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- shanalikhan/code-settings-sync (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.506860+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:23.381769+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shanalikhan/code-settings-sync (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.506860+00:00, sha 7f13670a4078)
  - homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Shan.code-settings-sync (fetched 2026-08-29T09:15:33.447000+00:00, sha b68b5b4c6cc2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.