PluginStatsAuto Hide installs statistics
By sirmspencer · VS Code Marketplace · Other
A tool to autohide the sidebar and terminal panel.
Auto Hide has 91,987 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #2486 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.42 / 5 from 33 ratings
About Auto Hide
*This project is in maintenance mode. It does everything I need. I will accept PRs for new features, but I won't be adding any new features myself
Auto Hide
Extension install page: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sirmspencer.vscode-autohide
Features
Auto-hide side bar
Causes the side bar to be hidden whenever the user clicks into the text editor.
I highly recommend trying the sidebar on the right side. The side bar does not so when on the left, the editor text will shift when the side panel opening and closing.
Auto-hide bottom panel
Same thing as above, except for the bottom panel (output, terminal, etc. are contained in the panel).
Settings
autoHide.autoHideSideBar: Hide the side bar when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default:true]autoHide.autoHidePanel: Hide the panel (output, terminal, etc.) when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default:true]autoHide.autoHideReferences: Hide the References panel (Go to References) when the user clicks into a text editor. [boolean, default:true]autoHide.sideBarDelay: How long to wait before hiding the side bar. A delay prevents text from being selected. A longer delay allows the horizontal scroll to adjust to the change in selection before the side bar hiding causes the horizontal scroll to adjust, avoiding conflicts. [number, default:450]autoHide.panelDelay: How long to wait before hiding the panel. Same as for the side bar when the panel is on the side. If the panel is on the bottom, there is no need for delay. [number, default:300]autoHide.hideOnOpen: Hide side bar and panel when VSCode first opens. [boolean, default:false]
Commands
autoHide.toggleHideSideBar: ToggleautoHide.autoHideSideBarsetting for current workspace. Use this command to pin/unpin the side bar.autoHide.toggleHidePanel: ToggleautoHide.autoHidePanelsetting for current workspace. Use this command to pin/unpin the panel.
Developing
- Clone/download repo: https://github.com/sirmspencer/vscode-autohide.git
- Make code changes in "src" folder.
- Run "npm run compile". (this will start compiler in watch mode) [if editing in vscode, Ctrl+Shift+B also works]
- In vscode, open the Debug panel and launch the extension from there.
Publishing
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vsce login [username]
Publish package
vsce package
vsce publish
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Credit to 'VTools for Visual Studio Code'
This extension is a heavily modified version of: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=venryx.vscode-vtools
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- auto
- bar
- hide
- panel
- side
- sidebar
- terminal
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sirmspencer.vscode-autohide. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.