yarn has 528,625 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #823 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.67 / 5 from 9 ratings
About yarn
Getting started
You can install this awesome extension through the VSCode-Yarn.
Installation
Launch Quick Open
- <img src="https://www.kernel.org/theme/images/logos/favicon.png" width=16 height=16/> <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-linux.pdf">Linux</a>
Ctrl+P - <img src="https://developer.apple.com/favicon.ico" width=16 height=16/> <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-macos.pdf">macOS</a>
⌘P - <img src="https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico" width=16 height=16/> <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-windows.pdf">Windows</a>
Ctrl+P
Paste the following command and press Enter:
ext install gamunu.vscode-yarn
Packaged VSIX Extension <sup>↑</sup>
Download the latest .vsix release file from the GitHub repository and install it from the command line
code --install-extension vscode-yarn-*.*.*.vsix
or from within VS Code by launching Quick Open and running the Install from VSIX... command.
GitHub Repository Clone <sup>↑</sup>
Change to your .vscode/extensions VS Code extensions directory.
Depending on your platform it is located in the following folders:
- <img src="https://www.kernel.org/theme/images/logos/favicon.png" width=16 height=16/> Linux
~/.vscode/extensions - <img src="https://developer.apple.com/favicon.ico" width=16 height=16/> macOs
~/.vscode/extensions - <img src="https://www.microsoft.com/favicon.ico" width=16 height=16/> Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions
Clone the VSCode Yarn repository as gamunu.vscode-yarn:
git clone git@github.com:gamunu/vscode-yarn.git gamunu.vscode-yarn
Features
Commands
yarn init- Initialize a new yarn packageyarn install- Install all dependencies for a projectyarn add- Add a package to use in your current packageyarn add --dev- Add a package to the "devDependencies"yarn remove <pkg>- Remove a packageyarn start- Run the "start" script defined in package.jsonyarn test- Run the "test" script defined in package.jsonyarn build- Run the "build" script defined in package.jsonyarn publish [tag]- Publish a package to npm registry with optional tagyarn run <script>- Run a defined package scriptSearch Packages- Search npm registry for packages with interactive installationManage Registries- Add/remove custom npm registries for package search
Not happy with the available commands? No problem, raw command is also available. Enter any yarn command you want.
Explorer context menu
Yarn commands are available in the package.json file's explorer context menu for quick access.

Yarn Sidebar
The extension provides a dedicated sidebar in VS Code's activity bar for comprehensive yarn management:

Search Packages View
The Search Packages view allows you to:
- Search for npm packages: Enter a search term to find packages in the npm registry
- View search results directly: See package names, descriptions, and versions
- Install with one click: Install as regular or dev dependency with convenient buttons
- Rate limit protection: Built-in cooldown system to avoid npm registry rate limits
To search for packages:
- Click the Search icon in the sidebar title
- Enter your search term
- Press Enter to see results
- Use the inline buttons to install packages
Dependencies View
The Dependencies view provides:
- Visual organization: Dependencies and DevDependencies in separate collapsible sections
- Version information: See installed versions at a glance
- Quick uninstall: Remove packages with one click
- Auto-refresh: Automatically updates when dependencies change
This view makes it easy to:
- Monitor what packages are installed in your project
- Quickly remove unnecessary dependencies
- Distinguish between regular and development dependencies
TouchBar support
Support for Macbook Pro Touch Bar. Following yarn commands are available:
- yarn install
- yarn start
- yarn test
- yarn build

Run last executed script
You can also run the last executed script by typing yarn run last....
Terminate a script
You can terminate a script with the terminate command. It uses the tree-kill module that you can find on yarn.
It has different behaviors on Unix or Windows.
Multi-workspace support
The extension fully supports multi-root workspaces:…
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- keybindings
- multi-root ready
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=gamunu.vscode-yarn. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.