VS Code Search Filenames

Filename search for the VS Code explorer — searching names, not file contents. The built-in options leave a lot to be desired: Ctrl+P vanishes the moment you click away, and the explorer filter just highlights matches buried in folder trees. This extension gives you a persistent panel with the matching files laid out as a flat list.

Features

• Persistent — it doesn't disappear when focus moves elsewhere.
• Three search modes: plain wildcards (*.cpp), regex with an r: prefix, and globs with a g: prefix.
• Option to hide files matching your .gitignore patterns.
• Sort options, and a right-click context menu that includes checksum hashing.

Install

Download the .vsix from the repo and install it from the Extensions panel ("Install from VSIX").