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Open VSCODE in browser from github cool trick

CoderZ90 on August 14, 2021

There is a very cool trick to open vscode on browser with a simple shortcut key Step 01: Go to your github repository Step 02: Press "windows ic...
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Akash Panchal

For Mac it's: option + command + "."

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tyler36 • Edited

For me, on Win10 in Chrome 92, the shortcut key . (period / full-stop )

Tested on:

  • my public repos
  • my provate repos
  • other users public repos

I think it might be a staggered rollout so it might not be activated for every account. YMMV

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CoderZ90

btw thanks for reply :)

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CoderZ90

mm I got another way to do it. Just go to your public repo and then change github.com to github.dev thats all ( in Link )

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tyler36

yeah, the shortcut ket seems to redirect github.com/xxxx -> github.dev/xxxx

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CoderZ90

Yep buddy you are smart πŸ₯°

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Ridhik Govind

If you are a fan of CodeSandbox and just wants to open the full repo right away here's a little trick that saved me loads of time:
If you are repo url is: github.com/RidhikGovind/some-repo then just add the word box after github,
Finally it should look like githubbox.com/RidhikGovind/some-repo

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CoderZ90

Wow

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Jan Borup Coyle

The shotcut trick did not work for me.
Head on for github1s.com to make it work.

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Farhad Bagheri

yes me too

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CoderZ90

Idk it was working in mine you need to open your repo and then try it πŸ˜€ also thankyou for sharing 😊the trick..

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CoderZ90

Ooo cool 😎

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Arvind Padmanabhan

Also, doesn't work for private repos.

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CoderZ90

Yep

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