VS Code Extension · Marketplace
Your editor's line/column indicator is the most-looked-at, least-interesting pixel in VS Code. Code566 replaces it with 7 small interactive modes — a pixel pet that reacts to how much you type, a heat map of the lines you edit most, a "records" tracker for your longest lines and deepest scrolls — all living in that same tiny corner of the status bar.
Only one mode runs at a time — switch whenever you like from the command palette.
A tiny virtual pet that gains XP as you type and levels up over time. Its mood and energy shift the more (or less) you're actually coding.
Your cursor position becomes a location on a real-world map — scroll and move around a file, and watch yourself "travel" between cities.
A lightweight live dashboard of typing speed, character count, and line info, toggled on demand.
A dedicated panel that colors every line green-to-red by how often you've edited it — instantly see where you actually spend your time.
Flags lines that cross a length threshold you configure, per language — a gentle nudge before your linter yells at you.
Detects the function, class, or variable structure near your cursor and shows it in a detail panel as you move around.
Tracks your personal records — longest line, furthest column, deepest scroll — across your whole coding session.
Three ways to get it, from easiest to most involved.
Ctrl+Shift+X in VS Code → search "Code566" → Install. No manual steps.
Download the prebuilt .vsix from the repo and install it via the Extensions view's "Install from VSIX" option.
Clone the repo, npm install, npm run compile, then package and install it yourself.