Simple Task Explorer

A sidebar view for workspace tasks. Shows only tasks from tasks.json and .code-workspace files.

Features

• View tasks from .vscode/tasks.json or .code-workspace files
• Run and stop tasks with one click
• Real-time status updates for running tasks
• Works with multi-root workspaces
• No auto-detected npm scripts or extension tasks

Usage

1. Find Task Explorer in the Activity Bar
2. Click ▶ to run a task
3. Click ⏹ to stop a running task
4. Click 🔄 to refresh

Configuration

simpleTaskExplorer.stopAllMatchingExecutions (default: true) - Stop all matching executions instead of just the most recent one.

Change in VS Code settings: search for "Simple Task Explorer".