Migrating from VS Code to Google Antigravity: Complete Settings & Extensions Transfer Guide

Switching from VS Code to Google Antigravity is straightforward since Antigravity is built on VS Code's foundation. This guide walks you through migrating everything while taking advantage of new AI features.

Pre-Migration Checklist

Before migrating, gather:

• VS Code settings (settings.json)
• Keyboard shortcuts (keybindings.json)
• Installed extensions list
• User snippets
• Workspace configurations
• Theme preferences

Step 1: Export VS Code Configuration

Settings Location by OS

OS	Settings Path
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/
Windows	%APPDATA%\Code\User\
Linux	~/.config/Code/User/

Export Commands

# macOS/Linux

# Export settings
cp ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/settings.json ~/vscode-backup/

# Export keybindings
cp ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/keybindings.json ~/vscode-backup/

# Export snippets
cp -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/User/snippets ~/vscode-backup/

# Export extensions list
code --list-extensions > ~/vscode-backup/extensions.txt

# Export full profile (VS Code 1.75+)
code --export-profile vscode-profile.code-profile

Step 2: Install Google Antigravity

Download and Install

1. Download from the official Google Antigravity website