┌─ create.tre
  └─ .tre -> folders

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vscode extension. write a tree like this:

demo/
  readme.md
  src/
    main.py
    utils/
      helper.py
  tests/
    test_main.py

right-click → those folders and files exist on disk. empty.

works on .tre files in the explorer, or on selected text in any file (handy for trees inside markdown and design docs).

companion to read.tre, the CLI that scaffolds the same format from a terminal and also goes the other direction (folder → .tre).

why

writing trees in readmes and design docs and then manually mkdir/ touching every line is tedious. one right-click should fix that.

install

not on the marketplace yet. clone and run from source:

git clone https://github.com/polygonstew/create.tre
cd create.tre
npm install
npm run compile

then either:

• press F5 inside VS Code with the project open — launches an Extension Development Host with create.tre loaded
• or vsce package and code --install-extension create-tre-0.0.1.vsix to install it for real

commands

command	invoke from	what it does
create.tre: Create From File	right-click a .tre file in explorer	materializes the tree from that file
create.tre: Create From Selection	right-click a text selection	materializes the tree from the selected text
create.tre: Preview From Selection	right-click a text selection	shows what would be created, writes nothing

format

2-space indent. folders end with /. files don't. blank lines fine. # starts a comment and is stripped.

demo/
  readme.md          # this is a comment
  src/
    main.py
    utils/
      helper.py
  tests/
    test_main.py

also parses tree-drawing characters, so this works:

demo/
├── readme.md
├── src/
│   ├── main.py
│   └── utils/
│       └── helper.py
└── tests/
    └── test_main.py

and Windows tree /F /A output — paste it into a selection and scaffold.

companion

read.tre is the CLI for the same .tre format. install via winget:

winget install polygonstew.read.tre

use create.tre when you're in the editor. use read.tre when you're in a terminal, or when you want to capture an existing folder as a .tre. search vscode extensions for "create.tre"