---
title: "How I created a Cozy Workspace in VS Code"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-created-a-cozy-workspace-in-vs-code-vbgksdghb
source_url: https://dev.to/this-is-learning/how-i-created-a-cozy-workspace-in-vs-code-4bf0
type: article
source: "This is Learning"
author: "Emanuele Bartolesi"
published: 2025-12-11T22:22:36.646Z
updated: 2025-12-12T19:00:12.318Z
tags: ["github", "productivity", "vscode"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 32
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How I created a Cozy Workspace in VS Code

**[This is Learning](https://daily.dev/sources/til)** · [@kasuken](https://daily.dev/kasuken) · 7 min read · 32 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A guide to creating a focused VS Code workspace by moving the sidebar to the right, positioning the Activity Bar at the top, centering Quick Input, hiding the Command Center, and enabling automatic theme switching based on daylight. The setup uses a dedicated Productivity profile to keep these customizations isolated, reducing UI clutter and maximizing editor space. Additional tweaks include improving cursor visibility and optionally adding VS Code Pets for a more enjoyable coding environment.

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