Collaborative word-style margin comments for VS Code. Add comments alongside your code without modifying source files.
- Line, file & folder comments - select code and comment, or attach notes to an entire file or folder
- Panel - browse and edit all comments in a dedicated panel
- Colored indicators - gutter lines, background highlights, and scrollbar indicators with 8 presets + custom colors
- File decorations - files with comments show a badge (🗨) in the Explorer and Open Editors panels
- Hover tooltips - hover commented lines for quick preview with edit/delete links
- Line tracking - comments follow code as you edit, with fuzzy re-attach after external changes
- Select lines of code, a file, or a folder in the Explorer
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+M(Cmd+Shift+Mon Mac) or right-click and choose "Add Comment", "Add File Comment", or "Add Folder Comment" - Type your comment, pick a color, and save
Comments are stored in .aside/ files relative to your workspace. Add .aside/ to .gitignore to keep them local, or commit to share with your team.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
asideComments.author |
"" |
Override auto-detected author name |
asideComments.fuzzyMatchThreshold |
0.7 |
Similarity threshold (0-1) for re-attaching orphaned comments |
asideComments.showExplorerBadges |
true |
Show comment badges (🗨) in Explorer and Open Editors |
asideComments.showGutterLines |
true |
Show indicators in the editor gutter |
asideComments.showScrollbarIndicators |
true |
Show color indicators in the scrollbar |
asideComments.storagePath |
.aside |
Storage folder relative to workspace root |