johnpapa/vscode-peacock

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1176 stars · 153 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Peacock is a Visual Studio Code extension that subtly changes the color of your VS Code workspace. It helps you quickly identify which editor instance you are working in when running multiple VS Code windows, Live Share sessions, or Remote connections.

Use cases

• color-code multiple VS Code windows so I can tell them apart
• visually distinguish remote development workspaces in VS Code
• customize the accent color of my VS Code editor chrome
• identify which workspace I am in during VS Live Share sessions
• apply favorite color presets to VS Code workspaces

When to choose

• you regularly run several VS Code instances or remote sessions and lose track of which is which
• you want lightweight, per-workspace visual customization of the editor
• you want a mature, well-documented extension from a trusted author

When to avoid

• you use an editor other than VS Code
• you only ever open a single VS Code window
• you need deep theming of syntax colors rather than workspace chrome

Facets

plugin · maturity active

theme developer-tools ui-components developer-tools text-editors editor-plugin cross-platform vscode-extension workspace-color editor-theming visual-studio-code

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