Managing Java Projects in VS Code

The Project Manager for Java extension helps you to manage your Java projects and their dependencies. It also helps you to create new Java projects, packages, and classes. To get the complete Java language support in Visual Studio Code, you can install the Extension Pack for Java, which includes the Project Manager for Java extension.

Install the Extension Pack for Java

For details on how to get started with the extension pack, you can review the Getting Started with Java tutorial.

Projects view

The Java Projects view helps you view your Java projects and their dependencies, and provides entry points for project management tasks.

project view

By default, the Java Projects view is displayed below the Explorer view. If you cannot see it, try clicking the ... button in the EXPLORER title bar and select Java Projects.

In the overflow button of the navigation bar, there are more options to use. For example, you can switch between hierarchical view and flat view.

You can find buttons next to the nodes in the Explorer, which provide useful shortcuts for some actions.