VS Code’s global search is confusing and frustrating for larger projects. Finding what you need shouldn’t feel like a guessing game, but it often does.

I tried to fix it the obvious way: I forked VS Code. The fork worked better — search was faster, results were more reliable, and it actually made sense to use.

But maintaining a fork is painful. Every update brought conflicts, every bug fix had to be ported manually, and sharing it with others was practically impossible.

After testing, I realized a fork wasn’t the solution. Instead, I created a small extension that improves global search without the overhead of a fork. It’s easier to maintain, easy to install, and still gives you the improvements I wanted.

I’m still refining it, so feedback is welcome. If you’ve struggled with VS Code’s global search too, I’d love to hear how you solved it — or how you survive without one.

P.s. It's open source of course :)