Focused Folder is a VS Code extension that lets you focus on a specific folder in your project by opening a dedicated explorer view scoped only to that folder.
Perfect for projects with multiple areas like frontend, backend, src, packages, etc.
- 📁 Focus on any folder via right-click → Focus Folder
- 🧭 Opens in its own Activity Bar tab
- 🔤 Files sorted like VS Code Explorer (folders first, A–Z)
- ⚡ Live updates on file changes
- 🧹 Clear focus anytime
- 🧠 Focus lives only for the current workspace session
- Open the VS Code Explorer
- Right-click any folder
- Click Focus Folder
- VS Code automatically switches to the Focused Folder tab
- Run Clear Focus from the Command Palette
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
Focus Folder |
Focus the selected folder |
Clear Focus |
Clear the current focus |
Focused Folder: Presets |
Quickly focus a top-level folder |
- Focus is not persisted after:
- Closing VS Code
- Closing the project
- Reloading the window
- Each workspace session starts clean
- Reduce noise in large repositories
- Work faster in scoped areas (frontend / backend)
- Keep the default Explorer untouched
- Lightweight and native-feeling