If you tend to organize everything in your projects using file names, then you will love this add-in. VSFileFinder, available at http://www.zero-one-zero.com/vs/, adds a simple window to your Visual Studio environment. I elected to dock this window in the bottom center, where my output sits. There’s a text box across the top and a list box under it.
![[Picture of VSFileFinder]](https://arcanecode.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/vsfilefinder1.jpg)
The text area lets you key in a file name (or part of one) to filter off of. The list area shows all the files in your project that match the entered filter. Clicking on a file will let you open it, or if already open will bring it to the foreground.
As you can see, entering “fo” matched all my Form1 files. Interestingly enough it also matched AssemblyInfo since it also contains “fo”.
That’s about it, VSFileFinder is a simple, one task tool that adds one specific type of functionality. But it does it well, and for free!
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