Synchronise vertical/horizontal scrolling in split view

Question

Is there a way in VS Code to synchronise vertical or horizontal scrolling in splitted view ?

Like in Notepad++ for instance :

From buttons:

From View menu:

Looks like it is a feature request, see https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/18137 but not with a lot of momentum other than for markdown previews. — Mark, Jul 26 '17 at 14:39
Related (duplicate?): [VS Code: How to scroll split panels simultaneously](/q/59187587) — starball, Feb 20 '23 at 22:33

score 87 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 14 '21 at 23:29

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2021 EDIT: While the below does still work, as per @Mr.D.Q's answer below, there does now exist a plugin Sync Scroll to accomplish this task.

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From what I can find, the closest thing you can do is use the "Compare Files" feature.

In the File-Explorer sidebar:

edited Mar 14 '21 at 23:29

Jeremy Moritz

answered Aug 07 '18 at 02:59

Rich Werden

That's a nice workaround ! I'll mark your answer as accepted, until maybe one day VSCode offers a true way to synchronise vertical and horizontal scrolling. – Michaël Polla Aug 24 '18 at 18:06
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This only works for the scenario when you want to compare very similar files. A lot of other times this feature does not work well. – Chang Jan 21 '19 at 20:50
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I just want to emphasize the SIDEBAR EXPLORER and not the top file navigation bar. – Gwi7d31 Mar 11 '21 at 17:16
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The first answer's the best. With Sync Scroll, if A file contains more lines than B file, then there is a gap between them. The native 'Select for Compare' + 'Compare with Selected' is more accurate :) – benCat Sep 15 '22 at 09:45

score 35 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '20 at 21:44

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If you want to more advanced synchronized scrolling feature, please check out this vscode extension Sync Scroll

answered Jun 03 '20 at 21:44

Mr.D.Q

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