Open Remote

A lightweight VS Code extension that opens the current file (with optional line selection) on GitHub. A focused replacement for the "open on GitHub" feature from the GitHub Pull Requests extension.

Commands

Both commands are available from the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and the file explorer context menu.

Command	Description
Open Remote: Open File on Remote	Opens the file in your browser
Open Remote: Copy Link to Remote	Copies the URL to your clipboard

When invoked, a ref picker appears with two options:

• Current commit (HEAD) — a permanent permalink to the exact commit (selected by default, press Enter to use it)
• Branch — any remote-tracking branch

If you have text selected in the editor, the link will include a line anchor (#L10 or #L10-L25). Line anchors are only added for HEAD permalinks — not branch links, since the file content may differ.

Requirements

• The file must be inside a git repository with a GitHub remote (github.com)
• The built-in VS Code Git extension must be enabled

Notes

• Only github.com remotes are supported (GitLab/Bitbucket not yet supported)
• HEAD links use the commit SHA — they are permanent and won't change as the branch moves