File Tree Grabber

Generate and copy file tree structures from VS Code.

Usage

Right-click on any file or folder in the explorer:

• Copy File Tree – copies the tree to clipboard
• Preview File Tree – opens a live preview with options
• Copy Tree + Contents (AI) – copies tree + file contents for AI prompts

Keyboard shortcut:

• Cmd+Option+C (Mac) / Ctrl+Alt+C (Windows) – copy entire project tree

Output Formats

• ASCII (default)
• JSON
• YAML
• XML

Options

Setting	Description
maxDepth	Limit tree depth (-1 = unlimited)
sortOrder	type (folders first) or alphabetical
useEmoji	Add 📂 📄 icons
showFileSize	Display file sizes
showHiddenFiles	Include dotfiles
directoryOnly	Show only folders

Example Output

Output for Copy File Tree:

my-project/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts
│   └── utils.ts
├── package.json
└── README.md

Output for Copy Tree + Contents (AI):

# File Tree

```
my-project/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts
│   └── utils.ts
├── package.json
└── README.md
```

# File Contents

## src/index.ts

```typescript
import { greet } from "./utils";

console.log(greet("World"));
```

## src/utils.ts

```typescript
export function greet(name: string): string {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
```

License

MIT