> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.plannotator.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Open Plannotator in VS Code

> Open Plannotator plan and code reviews in VS Code tabs and add editor selections to the active review.

The Plannotator VS Code extension redirects review sessions opened from an integrated terminal into VS Code tabs. It works alongside your coding-agent setup.

## Install

Install Plannotator from the [VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=backnotprop.plannotator-webview) or [Open VSX](https://open-vsx.org/extension/backnotprop/plannotator-webview). Use Open VSX for VSCodium and editors that install extensions from that registry. VS Code 1.85.0 or later is required.

Install and configure Plannotator for your coding agent, then open a new VS Code integrated terminal. Terminals created before the extension activates do not receive the browser-routing environment variable.

## Use it

Launch a plan, document, or code review from the integrated terminal. The extension opens the local Plannotator URL in a VS Code tab instead of an external browser.

The extension also provides:

* **Plannotator: Open URL** to open a local Plannotator URL manually
* **Plannotator: Add Annotation** to add the current editor selection to the active review
* `Cmd+Shift+.` on macOS or `Ctrl+Shift+.` on Windows and Linux as the default keybinding for adding an editor annotation

Plannotator follows the current VS Code color theme. Review panels close after you approve or submit feedback.

## Remove the extension

Choose one removal method:

1. In VS Code, run:

```bash theme={null}
code --uninstall-extension backnotprop.plannotator-webview
```

Add `--profile "<profile-name>"` for a named profile.
2\. Open the **Extensions** view, find Plannotator, open its settings menu, and select **Uninstall**.

Use the Extensions view in VSCodium or another Open VSX editor. [VSCodium uses Open VSX](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extensions.md#how-to-use-the-open-vsx-registry) in that view by default. Restart the editor's extension host when prompted.

The extension stores its virtual Plannotator cookie jar in editor-managed `globalState` under the key `plannotator-cookies`. It does not provide a command to clear that record, so the record can remain after uninstall.

<Warning>
  Do not delete the editor's shared profile or state database. These stores contain data from other extensions.
</Warning>

See [Remove Plannotator](/open-source/start/installation#remove-plannotator) for the complete executable, agent, skill, runtime, and local-data cleanup.

## If the external browser still opens

1. Confirm `plannotatorWebview.injectBrowser` is enabled.
2. Open a new integrated terminal.
3. Launch the agent from that terminal and start the review again.

Last verified against Plannotator OSS v0.25.1 on July 31, 2026. Maintained by the Plannotator project.


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