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WakaTime for Visual Studio Code
WakaTime is an open source VS Code plugin for metrics, insights, and time tracking automatically generated from your programming activity.
Installation
-
Press
F1
or⌘ + Shift + P
and typeinstall
. PickExtensions: Install Extension
. -
Type
wakatime
and hitenter
. -
Restart Visual Studio Code.
-
Enter your api key, then press
enter
.(If you’re not prompted, press
F1
or⌘ + Shift + P
then typeWakaTime API Key
.) -
Use VSCode and your coding activity will be displayed on your WakaTime dashboard
Usage
Visit https://wakatime.com to see your coding activity.
Configuring
VS Code specific settings are available from ⌘ + Shift + P
, then typing wakatime
.
For example, to hide today's coding activity in your status bar:
Press ⌘ + Shift + P
then set WakaTime: Status Bar Coding Activity
to false
.
Extension settings are stored in the INI file at $WAKATIME_HOME/.wakatime.cfg
.
More information can be found from wakatime core.
Notes:
-
$WAKATIME_HOME
defaults to$HOME
- To disable the extension at startup add
disabled=true
to your config, this operation can also be performed by pressing⌘ + Shift + P
and selectingWakaTime: Disable
.
Troubleshooting
First, turn on debug mode:
- Press
F1
or⌘ + Shift + P
- Type
> WakaTime: Debug
, and pressEnter
. - Select
true
, then pressEnter
.
Next, open your Developer Console to view logs and errors:
Help → Toggle Developer Tools
Errors outside the scope of vscode-wakatime go to $WAKATIME_HOME/.wakatime.log
from wakatime-cli.
The How to Debug Plugins guide shows how to check when coding activity was last received from your editor using the Plugins Status Page.
Microsoft Windows Only: Using WakaTime behind a corporate proxy? Try enabling your Windows Root Certs inside VS Code with the win-ca extension:
Press Ctrl + Shift + X
, search for win-ca
, press Install
.
For more general troubleshooting info, see the wakatime-cli Troubleshooting Section.