Import preferences from VSCode to Cursor on macOS (sidebar, extensions, bindings)
Summary
This is a how-to guide to import bindings and extensions from VSCode and shows how to move the primary side bar of Cursor to look like VSCode.
Pre-requisites
- VS Code must be downloaded locally with the config/preferences you’d like to import.
- I recommend to always sync and backup settings with your Github account Settings Sync
Importing extensions and settings from VSCode
- Press
CMD + SHIFT + Pand run the following command to import your settings from VSCode
Setting the side bar to the left
On MacOS, you can modify the user settings for Cursor IDE.
- The file path should be located in :
~/Library/Application\ Support/Cursor/User/settings.json - Add this line in the file to set the activity bar (primary side bar)
{ "workbench.activityBar.orientation": "vertical" } - You should be asked to reload the window and the next time you open cursor your side-bar should pop to the left.
