If you’ve ever found yourself lost in a sea of open VS Code windows, each looking exactly the same, you’re not alone. Switching between multiple projects—whether it’s client work, personal projects, or something you’re just experimenting with—can quickly get overwhelming. That’s where Project Colors comes in.
This VS Code extension tackles a real problem: workspace recognition and organization. By letting you assign unique colors and names to your projects, Project Colors helps you immediately know where you are and what you’re working on.
With Project Colors, you can:
Assign Colors to Your Projects
Customize the colors of key UI elements like the activity bar, title bar, and status bar. You can even tweak the appearance of active items like buttons or tabs. This simple change can make a huge difference in how quickly you recognize a workspace.
Display a Project Name
Ever hovered over a VS Code window trying to remember which project it belongs to? Project Colors lets you display the project’s name directly in the status bar or set it as the window title. A small addition, but one that saves a lot of frustration.
Configure Everything in One Place
An interactive configuration panel makes it easy to adjust colors and settings without diving into JSON. You can pick your colors, set the project name, and toggle specific features—all in a few clicks.
Install
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=lennardv.project-colors
README & Contribute
https://github.com/lennardv2/project-colors
Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/vscode/comments/1hzxbi3/project_colors_extension_for_vscode/
Top comments (4)
Sick. Does it work in codespaces just the same?
Don't know for sure! Can you try it?
Tried it, works the same :)
nice. i'll have to try it one of these times. I often have 3 or 4 editors open and its chaos lol