Project Structure Extractor

A Visual Studio Code extension that helps you extract and copy your project's folder structure in either tree or list format.

Features

• 📋 Copy project structure to clipboard
• 🌲 Multiple output formats:
  • Tree view (similar to tree command)
  • List view (Markdown-compatible list)
• 🎯 .gitignore support
• 📁 Option to exclude files (folders only)
• 🔍 Configurable depth scanning
• ⚡ Smart file sorting (VS Code explorer style)
• 🚀 Progress indicators
• 📏 Show file sizes in the project structure
• 🖱️ Status bar button to select a folder and extract its structure

Usage

1. Open a project in VS Code
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS)
3. Type "Extract Project Structure" and press Enter
4. The structure will be copied to your clipboard

Example output (Tree format):

backend
├──orm_model
│   └──models.py
├──response_models
│   └──response_models.py
├──router_helper
│   └──login_helper.py
├──routers
│   └──login.py
├──utils
│   ├──authentication.py
│   ├──authorization.py
│   ├──exception_handlers.py
│   └──query_profiler.py
├──validation_models
│   └──models.py
├──app.py
├──README.md
├──requirements.txt
└──.gitignore

Example output (List format):

• backend
  • orm_model
    • models.py
  • response_models
    • response_models.py
  • router_helper
    • login_helper.py
  • routers
    • login.py
  • utils
    • authentication.py
    • authorization.py
    • exception_handlers.py
    • query_profiler.py
  • validation_models
    • models.py
  • app.py
  • README.md
  • requirements.txt
  • .gitignore

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• projectStructureExporter.excludeFiles: Enable/disable file listing in output (default: false)
• projectStructureExporter.useGitIgnore: Enable/disable .gitignore filtering (default: true)
• projectStructureExporter.outputFormat: Choose format - "tree" or "list" (default: "tree")
• projectStructureExporter.maxDepth: Maximum folder depth (-1 for unlimited) (default: -1)
• projectStructureExporter.showSize: Enable/disable showing file sizes in the project structure (default: false)
• projectStructureExporter.selectAndExtractButton: Enable/disable the status bar button to extract the structure by clicking the button.Also, supports selective extraction. (default: true)

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code v1.96.0 or higher
• Node.js & npm

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search "Project Structure Extractor"
4. Click Install

For more information

• Visual Studio Code's Markdown Support
• Markdown Syntax Reference

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

Enjoy!