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VS Code Bookmarks: Because Your Memory Is Not a Hard Drive
How a tiny VS Code extension saved me from scrolling, forgetting, and losing focus
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TL;DR
Large files are hard to navigate.
VS Code Bookmarks lets you mark important lines, label them, and jump between them instantly — no config, no bloat, no scrolling marathons.
If you’ve ever scrolled through a file so long that you forgot why you opened it, this is for you.
You find the bug. It’s on line 2,347.
Now you need to check something on line 892. Then line 1,654. Then jump back without losing context.
You scroll. You overshoot. You scroll again.
This is not debugging. This is cardio.
The Small Tool That Fixes a Big Annoyance
VS Code Bookmarks is a lightweight extension that lets you place bookmarks directly in your code.
Think browser bookmarks — but for source files.
Drop a marker on an important line. Optionally give it a label. Jump back to it instantly.
No mental gymnastics. No sticky notes. No “wait, where was that?” Just navigation.
