One Tip a Week: VS Code’s Timeline View

This week’s tip of the week is VS Code’s Timeline view.

It shows file history, including edits, saves, and Git commits all in one place. No extra extensions needed. Just open the Timeline panel (bottom of the Explorer tab) and instantly see how a file has changed over time. Tools like GitLens are amazing, but Timeline is native, lightweight, and already there.

It’s been around since March 2020, but lots of devs still overlook it.

If you don’t see it in the UI, just hit CMD + Shift + P (CTRL on Windows/Linux) and type in "Timeline" — you’ll find it.

That’s it! Short and sweet. Until the next one!