settings.json

{
  "editor.fontFamily": "SF Mono, Menlo, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace", // Set the editor font family, including SF Mono for that Xcode vibe
  "editor.fontLigatures": true, // Enable font ligatures for clean, connected code symbols
  "editor.formatOnSave": true, // Automatically format code on save
  "editor.fontSize": 12, // Set font size in the editor
  "editor.lineNumbers": "on", // Display line numbers in the editor
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false, // Disable minimap for a cleaner view
  "editor.wordWrap": "on", // Wrap long lines of code in the editor
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "smooth", // Enable smooth blinking for the cursor
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": "on", // Enable smooth cursor animation when moving
  "editor.accessibilitySupport": "off", // Disable accessibility support to improve performance

  "workbench.colorTheme": "Xcode Default (Dark)", // Set Xcode-inspired dark theme
  "workbench.iconTheme": "vscode-icons", // Use vscode-icons for a better icon set
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false, // Hide the status bar for a more focused UI
  "workbench.layoutControl.enabled": false, // Disable the layout control feature in the workbench
  "workbench.sideBar.location": "left", // Position the sidebar on the left side

  "window.menuBarVisibility": "toggle", // Automatically hide/show the menu bar
  "window.titleBarStyle": "custom", // Remove the default title bar (especially useful for Linux)
  "window.zoomLevel": 0, // Set default zoom level (0 means no zoom)
  "window.commandCenter": false, // Disable the command center for a cleaner window

  "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false, // Disable drag and drop confirmation in the file explorer
  "explorer.confirmDelete": false, // Disable delete confirmation for files
  "explorer.confirmPasteNative": false, // Disable paste confirmation for native file operations
  "explorer.openEditors.visible": 0, // Hide the "Open Editors" section in the file explorer

  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "SF Mono", // Use SF Mono for the terminal font to match Xcode
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 12, // Set font size in the terminal

  "git.autofetch": true, // Automatically fetch changes from remote Git repositories
  "git.enableSmartCommit": true, // Enable smart commit (commit without message if all changes are staged)

  "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true, // Enable semantic highlighting for better readability
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true, // Colorize matching brackets for better navigation
  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active", // Show active bracket pair guides

  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false, // Disable breadcrumbs for a cleaner editor UI
  "editor.folding": false, // Disable code folding to keep everything expanded
  "editor.glyphMargin": false, // Remove glyph margin for a cleaner code area
  "editor.renderWhitespace": "none", // Don’t render whitespace characters
  "editor.renderControlCharacters": false, // Don’t render control characters
  "editor.hideCursorInOverviewRuler": true, // Hide the cursor in the overview ruler
  "editor.overviewRulerBorder": false, // Remove the overview ruler border
  "workbench.activityBar.location": "top", // Move the activity bar to the top of the window for an Xcode-like layout
  "window.customTitleBarVisibility": "never" // Hide the title bar for a more immersive coding experience
}