I Got Tired of Reinstalling VS Code Extensions. So I Made This.

I’ve been using VS Code for a long time now. Quite honestly, longer than I’d like to admit. I’ve used it for everything from simple text editing to complex React development.

However, one thing that has been bugging me for a while is the need to reinstall extensions every time I switch machines.

One moment I’m using my Mac, the next I’m fixing a bug on my Linux machine (Not windows, we good here.). I’m not going to lie, it’s worse than deleting GitHub Repositories one-by-one (Ahem, Octopurge Ahem).

Introducing: React Starter Kit

I bundled the exact VS Code extensions I use for React development into a single, clean extension pack.

No BS - just the stuff I, as a full-stack developer cannot fucking live without.

🔧 What’s Inside

  • React Snippets - Speed things up with useful boilerplate
  • ESLint & Prettier - Keep your code clean, formatted, and consistent
  • Tailwind CSS IntelliSense - Because utility-first deserves good autocomplete
  • Markdown tools - For your README sanity
  • Highlighting & tag renaming - Quality of life = maxed out

You can install it right here:
👉 React Starter Kit - VS Code Marketplace

Why I Made It

I got tired of:

  • Reinstalling extensions one by one
  • Forgetting the names of the ones I always use
  • Wasting 15+ minutes just getting back to where I left off

This solves that. One click and I’m ready to go.

Bonus

It even comes with a sexy little icon.
Because even your extension manager deserves a vibe check.

Done Reading?

Go install it. Build something cool.
And maybe, just maybe, you’ll never have to set up VS Code from scratch again.

Alex Kuchar