How to rename a workspace in vscode?

Question

My vscode project has an "app" folder which is the root folder for my workspace.

It is possible to change the title of this workspace?

Answer 1

Use the "File -> Save Workspace As ..." to save it into a file.

Normally, you would only want to use a <name>.code-workspace file with multi-root projects (that is, projects that include multiple folders), but this is also the only way to rename a workspace.

More information:

• What is a workspace in vscode?
• Saving workspaces

P.S. All the credit goes to Henry for pointing me to .code-workspace files :) Thanks!

Answer 2

Simply edit the .code-workspace file contained in the actual folder (via file explorer) and rename it. That's it!

Answer 3

I haven't yet found a way to change the name of the workspace itself (without changing the filename); but one thing not mentioned in other answers that might be relevant: you can edit the .code-workspace file and add a name property to set a custom display name for each folder in your workspace:

{   
  "folders": [
    {
      "path": "../path/to/folder",
      "name": "my custom folder name"
    }
  ],
  "settings": {}
}