VSCode Zen Mode

What is it?

This is a nice feature I've grown to love with VSCode.

So Zen Mode is a editor view mode that by default hides all UI Elements in VSCode, and opens a distraction free editor. I personally am a big fan of this.

No Side Bars No Menu Bar No Terminals No notifications

All "toggled off" with a single keyboard shortcut.

I know most people like to use ctrl + b to toggle the primary side bar activity, but after using Zen Mode for the last while, and I have to say, I do like it.

Using Zen Mode

• Use the ctrl+shift+p and search for Zen
• View > Appearance > Zen Mode
• Ctrl+K Z keyboard shortcut (double tap esc to exit mode)

Settings:

Not a huge fan of the Centered Layout so I've that toggled off, and I don't like that the line-numbers are hidden so those are displayed.

I have also adjusted the default keyboard shortcut as the original is not easy.

If you open settings and search for "zen" you'll find these options.