A Local-First VS Code Extension: No Git, No Telemetry, No Network, and It Works in Codespaces

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| SavePoint Diff runs entirely inside the extension host, so it works across local, SSH, WSL, containers, Codespaces, and vscode.dev.

Plenty of dev tools want an account, a network call, or a telemetry opt-out. I wanted the opposite for SavePoint Diff.

What "100% local" means here

Everything runs inside the VS Code extension host
No Git required
No telemetry
No network requests
No external services
The baseline is held in memory for the current window session and never touches disk

The only requirement is VS Code 1.60.0 or later.

Works where you work

Because there are no external dependencies, it behaves the same across:

Local folders
Remote-SSH
WSL
Dev Containers
GitHub Codespaces
Virtual filesystems like vscode.dev and github.dev

Make it yours

Everything is toggleable in settings:

{
  "savepointDiff.showAdded": true,
  "savepointDiff.showModified": true,
  "savepointDiff.showDeleted": true,
  "savepointDiff.showOverviewRuler": true,
  "savepointDiff.showBackgroundHighlight": false,
  "savepointDiff.enableRevertInHover": true
}

Prefer a subtle gutter only? Leave highlighting off. Want changed lines tinted too? Set showBackgroundHighlight to true. There's also a one-click status bar toggle (SavePoint: ON / OFF) if you want it out of the way temporarily.

Good to know

In Git repositories, VS Code's own editor-gutter "quick diff" colors are typically driven by Git's provider. SavePoint Diff's panel entry, badges, and diff view work independently alongside it, in Git and non-Git folders alike.

Try it

ext install StayElite.StayElite-Savepoint-Diff

GitHub · MIT licensed · feedback and issues welcome.

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