Purpose
I often find myself switching between a bunch of local project folders in VS Code, and the default “Recent” list gets cluttered fast. I tried a few existing extensions, but they either lacked the features I needed, came with way too many, or just didn’t look the way I wanted. So I built Project Deck myself — something that lets me pin the projects I actually care about, glance at their git state, and open them instantly.
Key Features
- Pin project folders as cards and organize them into named sections
- See git branch and remote info at a glance on each card
- Color-code cards for quick visual identification
- Drag-and-drop reordering within sections
- Auto-opens when VS Code launches with no folder active
How It Was Built
Built with Claude Code assistance. The extension is written in TypeScript using the VS Code Extension API, with a vanilla JS/HTML/CSS webview panel for the UI.