The VS Code/Cursor Setup to INCREASE Productivity (2025)

This is my setup for Cursor/VSCode that boosts my productivity as a developer. In this video, I’ll show you the best VSCode extensions, settings, themes and Cursor AI tips that I’ve found helpful. I hope this is valuable. My wallpapers (new 'Kiwi' pack just dropped!) - https://creator.kiwi/HYYASrI Subscribe to my newsletter (where I document what I’m building) - https://caccamise.link/letters Themes: Vesper - https://vscodethemes.com/e/raunofreiberg.vesper/vesper Minimal - https://vscodethemes.com/e/nichabosh.minimalist-dark/minimal Poimandres - https://vscodethemes.com/e/pmndrs.pmndrs/poimandres Symbols (Icons) - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=miguelsolorio.symbols Extensions: Project Manager - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alefragnani.project-manager Bookmarks - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alefragnani.Bookmarks Better Comments - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=aaron-bond.better-comments Code Spell Checker - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker Prettier - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=esbenp.prettier-vscode Paste JSON as Code - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=quicktype.quicktype Mintlify - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mintlify.document Error Lens - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=usernamehw.errorlens Pretty TypeScript Errors - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=yoavbls.pretty-ts-errors Image Preview - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kisstkondoros.vscode-gutter-preview Discord Presence - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=icrawl.discord-vscode GitLens - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens GitHub Pull Requests - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github Import Cost - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wix.vscode-import-cost Remote SSH - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh Tailwind CSS IntelliSense - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss MDX - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=unifiedjs.vscode-mdx Shortlinks created with Dub (get 20% off your first 3 months!) - https://caccamise.link/dub I appreciate your time. Thanks for the support, Cole. For business inquires - cole@caccamedia.com I may earn a commission from some links (thank you for supporting me). #vscode #vscodeextensions #coding #programmingquestions Timestamps 00:00 - What's up! 00:42 - Making it look GOOD 01:38 - Layout & Navigation 02:36 - Editor Settings 04:19 - Raycast 05:11 - Extensions — Project Management 06:09 - Extensions — Code Quality & Documentation 07:38 - Extensions — Visual Enhancements 08:37 - Extensions — Dev Tools 09:34 - Extensions — Language specific 10:02 - Why I use Cursor