Remove All Comments

A VSCode extension that helps you clean up your code by removing all comments, including docstrings, while preserving the functionality of your code. Perfect for preparing production code or cleaning up development files.

Features

• 🔥 Remove comments with a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+/ or Cmd+Shift+/)
• ⚡ Optional automatic comment removal on file save
• 🌍 Multi-language support with language-specific handling
• 💪 Preserves string literals and code structure
• 🎯 Removes all types of comments including docstrings
• ⚙️ Configurable settings

Supported Languages

Each language has specialized support for its comment syntax:

Python

• Single-line comments (#)
• Docstrings (''' and """)
• Multi-line string comments

JavaScript/TypeScript

• Single-line comments (//)
• Multi-line comments (/* */)
• JSDoc comments

Lua

• Single-line comments (--)
• Multi-line comments (--[[ ]])

Additional Languages

• C/C++
• HTML
• Shell scripts
• Ruby
• Matlab/Octave
• And more! (Falls back to language-specific comment detection)

Installation

1. Open VSCode
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Remove All Comments"
4. Click Install

Or install from Open VSX Registry

Usage

Manual Removal

1. Open any supported file
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+/ (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+/ (Mac)
3. All comments will be removed while preserving your code

Automatic Removal on Save

1. Open Settings (Ctrl+,)
2. Search for "Remove All Comments"
3. Enable "Remove On Save" option
4. Comments will be automatically removed each time you save the file

Configuration

This extension contributes the following settings:

• removeAllComments.removeOnSave: Enable/disable automatic comment removal when saving files (default: false)

Examples

Python

# Single line comment
class Example:
    '''
    This docstring will be removed
    '''
    def method(self):
        """This docstring will also be removed"""
        return "Hello"  # This comment goes away

After:

class Example:
    def method(self):
        return "Hello"

JavaScript

// Single line comment
function hello() {
    /* Multi-line
       comment */
    console.log("Hello"); // Inline comment
}

After:

function hello() {
    console.log("Hello");
}

Lua

-- Single line comment
function hello()
    --[[
        Multi-line comment
        in Lua
    ]]
    print("Hello") -- Inline comment
end

After:

function hello()
    print("Hello")
end

Features Preserved

• String literals (comments inside strings are preserved)
• Code structure and formatting
• Multi-line strings (when not used as comments)
• Template literals
• Regular expressions

What's New in 1.1.0

• Added support for removing Python docstrings
• Improved language-specific comment detection
• Enhanced string literal preservation
• Better handling of multi-line comments
• Fixed issues with nested comments
• Added more language support

Contributing

Found a bug or want to contribute? Visit our GitHub repository!

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.