VSCode Show tabs on multiple rows

Are you ever scrolling sideways through your tabs in VSCode to find a file? Thank god there’s a simple fix for that.

By default VSCode puts all tabs on one row, and hides the ones that don’t fit. You can make it wrap the tabs onto more rows instead, so you can see all of them at once.

Prerequisites

• VSCode installed

Steps to show tabs on multiple rows in VSCode

1. Open Settings using CTRL + , on Windows or ⌘ + , on Mac
2. Search for workbench.editor.wrapTabs
3. Check Workbench > Editor: Wrap Tabs

If you prefer editing the settings.json directly, add this:

"workbench.editor.wrapTabs": true

If the tabs take up too many rows, that’s a sign you have too many open. I limit the amount of opened tabs to 5 so it never gets that far.