VSCode Settings That Matter / Settings.JSON File Example

Example of a short settings.json file containing just the important properties

A new installation of Visual Studio Code comes with an empty settings.json configuration file. As you continue using VSCode, installing extensions, and using keyboard shortcuts, your settings.json file will automatically update.

But oftentimes you don't know what settings are being added or changed in the process, as your settings.json file grows unproportionately large.

After several years of using VSCode, I've come up with this default settings.json file, that can be used as a reset to nice VS Code options :)

{
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 50,
  "editor.fontSize": 50,
  "editor.tabSize": 2,
  "editor.insertSpaces": true,
  "editor.parameterHints.enabled": false,
  "editor.inlayHints.enabled": "off",
  "editor.occurrencesHighlight": false,
  "editor.selectionHighlight": false,
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "seditor.selectionBackground": "#0000ff",
    "seditorError.foreground": "#00000000",
    "seditorWarning.foreground": "#00000000",
    "seditorInfo.foreground": "#00000000",
  },
  "telemetry.telemetryLevel": "off",
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false,
  "editor.wordWrap": "off",
  "css.lint.emptyRules": "ignore",
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "Consolas",
  "terminal.integrated.fontWeight": "normal",
  "editor.hover.enabled": false,
  "git.confirmSync": false,
  "liveServer.settings.AdvanceCustomBrowserCmdLine": "Chrome",
  "javascript.updateImportsOnFileMove.enabled": "always",
  "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": false,
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
  "editor.lightbulb.enabled": false,
  "editor.hover.sticky": false,
  "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
  "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
  "dart.sdkPath": "C:\\dart-sdk",
}