Open and preview any website or local development server (e.g., localhost:3000) directly inside Visual Studio Code using a simple command.
- 📡 Preview any URL (including
http,https, andlocalhost) - 🧪 Perfect for testing local dev servers without leaving your IDE
- 🗂 Supports opening multiple tabs
- 🔐 Secure sandboxed iframe environment
- 🧘 Minimal, focused experience with no unnecessary bloat
- Open Command Palette:
Cmd + Shift + PorCtrl + Shift + P - Type:
Open Web URL Preview - Enter any URL, e.g.:
https://example.comhttp://localhost:3000
A new VS Code tab will open and render the page inside an iframe.
# After publishing:
code --install-extension bishosilwal.web-url-preview