Tasks helps VS Code users access and monitor configured tasks directly from the status bar. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Tasks is a consumer product built for VS Code developers.

Is Tasks still active?

Unverified. Tasks has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Tasks?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include "Can I React?", HTML-Essentials, and AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX.

Tasks is developed by actboy168.

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Tasks

Name: Tasks
Author: actboy168

visualstudio.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Tasks is a Visual Studio Code extension that loads configured VS Code tasks into the status bar. Developers can use it to view and access tasks without opening the command palette or task configuration files.

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Overview

3 features

Tasks sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It helps VS Code users access and monitor configured tasks directly from the status bar. It is built as a consumer product for VS Code developers. Tasks is free to use. Tasks is available on the web.

Behind Tasks is actboy168, and it first shipped in 2018. Among its 3 catalogued features are status bar tasks, task loading, and task selection.

Status bar tasks
Task loading
Task selection

Built with & integrations

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Browser

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Aug · 08:58 UTC
Tasks verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Tasks

What does Tasks do?: Tasks helps VS Code users access and monitor configured tasks directly from the status bar. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Tasks for?: Tasks is a consumer product built for VS Code developers.
Does Tasks have a free plan?: Yes — Tasks is free to use.
What platforms does Tasks run on?: Tasks runs on the web.
Is Tasks still active?: Unverified. Tasks has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Tasks?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include "Can I React?", HTML-Essentials, and AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX."Can I React?"HTML-Essentials AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX
Who makes Tasks?: Tasks is developed by actboy168.
How long has Tasks been around?: Tasks first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 27 Aug 2026
Built for: VS Code developers
Model: B2C
Solves: Helps VS Code users access and monitor configured tasks directly from the status bar.

Registered as

VS Code Marketplace: actboy168.tasks

Developer

actboy168

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 91
Indexed: 27 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 27 Aug 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: tasks-visualstudio-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 27 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 27 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=actboy168.tasks

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