PluginStatsQuick and Simple Text Selection installs statistics
By David Bankier (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Other
Jump to select between quote, brackets, tags, etc
Quick and Simple Text Selection has 186,872 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #1599 of 2,501 tracked listings.
Rating: 4.67 / 5 from 51 ratings
About Quick and Simple Text Selection
vscode-quick-select
Yes I know about the ⌃⇧⌘← and ⌃⇧⌘→ expand/shrink selection. Having come from VIM I think these are still missing.
It now supports multilines automatic selection, matching correctly.
NEW: you can also now toggle single/double quotes
See the examples below.
Installation
Press <kbd>F1</kbd> and narrow down the list commands by typing extension. Pick Extensions: Install Extension.
Select the Quick and Simple Text Selection extension from the list
Manual Install
Mac & Linux
cd $HOME/.vscode/extensions
Windows
cd %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions
All Platforms
git clone https://github.com/dbankier/vscode-quick-select.git
cd vscode-quick-select
npm install
Usage
Here some examples - and it supports multiple selections.
In the examples below use <kbd>CTRL</kbd> instead of <kbd>⌘</kbd> for Windows.
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>"</kbd>
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>'</kbd>
NEW: You can also use this following shortcut to select either single, double quotes or backticks
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>;</kbd>
NEW: You can also use this following shortcut to toggle quotes, e.g. "word" to 'word'
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>:</kbd>
NOTE: the extensions can be configured to exclude backticks from selection or switching
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>`</kbd>
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>(</kbd> and <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>[</kbd> and <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>{</kbd>
Using the following performs and outer selection:
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>)</kbd> and <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>]</kbd> and <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>}</kbd>
Or if you have already made in inner selection, use the same key combination again to expand to an outer selection.
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd><</kbd>
This also selects the matching tag.
<kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>k</kbd> <kbd>></kbd>
This matches the tag value.
Customisation
extension.selectSingleQuote
extension.selectDoubleQuote
extension.selectEitherQuote
extension.switchQuotes
extension.selectParenthesis
extension.selectBackTick
extension.selectSquareBrackets
extension.selectCurlyBrackets
extension.selectParenthesisOuter
extension.selectSquareBracketsOuter
extension.selectCurlyBracketsOuter
extension.selectAngleBrackets
extension.selectInTag
License
MIT © David Bankier @dbankier
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dbankier.vscode-quick-select. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 20, 2026. See the methodology.