How Assignee Lets You Switch Between VSCode Projects Instantly
Alex Morgan
Productivity expert and software developer. Alex has been optimizing workflows for over a decade.
If you're a developer using VSCode, chances are you have more than one project open at once. Maybe:
- One window for your frontend
- One for a backend service
- One for infrastructure scripts
Navigating between them with ⌘ + Tab or Mission Control gets messy fast.
The Problem: Window Overload
Each VSCode window looks the same. Switching between them by icon or tab cycling is inefficient and error-prone.
The Assignee Solution
Assignee recognizes individual app windows—even when they belong to the same app like VSCode.
Built-In Window Switching:
- Press Ctrl + Tab (or your custom launcher key)
- Then press a preset number (e.g., 1, 2, 3)
- Instantly jump to a specific window (e.g.,
auth-ui,payments-api)
You don’t need to set anything up—Assignee automatically assigns numbers to open windows and lets you reorder them based on your priorities.
Final Thoughts
Whether you’re switching between branches or services, Assignee helps you stay in flow. For developers working across microservices, it’s like having teleportation inside your IDE.
