CodeSweep is a lightweight, open-source VS Code extension that helps you clean your code by removing all comments and debug logs in one click.

Perfect for preparing production-ready code or cleaning up before sharing with teammates.

• 🗑️ Remove all single-line comments (//, #, --, ;, etc.)
• 🧼 Remove all multi-line comments (/* ... */, <!-- ... -->, etc.)
• 🐞 Clean up debug statements like console.log, print(), System.out.println, etc.
• 🌐 Supports 30+ popular languages (JavaScript, HTML, Python, PHP, C++, etc.)
• ⚡ Simple, fast, and effective

1. Open the VS Code Marketplace
2. Click Install

Or install via the VS Code command palette:

• Open any code file
• Press Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac
• Type and run: CodeSweep: Clean Code
• 💥 Done! Comments and debug logs are gone

You can also run CodeSweep commands directly from the right-click menu inside your code editor.

• Open a supported code file (e.g., .js, .py, .java, .html, etc.)
• Right-click anywhere in the editor
• Select one of the CodeSweep commands, like:
  • CodeSweep: Clean Code
  • CodeSweep: Remove All Comments
  • CodeSweep: Remove Single Line Comments
  • CodeSweep: Remove Multiline Comments
  • CodeSweep: Remove Debug Logs

This offers a quick and convenient way to clean your code without using the Command Palette.

CodeSweep offers 4 useful commands. You can access them all via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac).

codesweep.cleanCode

✅ Recommended Command – Runs a full cleanup of your code.

This command executes:

• Remove Multiline Comments
• Remove Debug Logs

Ideal before pushing to production or sharing your code.

codesweep.removeAllComments

✅ Removes all single-line and multi-line comments from the entire file.

Examples removed:

// This comment is gone
/* This too */
/*
Multi-line
block removed
*/
<!-- This in HTML is also removed -->

codesweep.removeSingleLineComments

✅ Only removes single-line comments, preserving multiline ones.

Examples removed:

# A Python comment
// A JS comment
-- A SQL comment

codesweep.removeMultilineComments

✅ Removes only multi-line comments, useful when you want to preserve inline hints.

Examples removed:

/*
  This block is gone
*/
// This one stays

<!-- HTML-style comments are removed -->

codesweep.removeDebugLogs

✅ Detects and removes debug logs like:

console.log("Hello")
print("Debug")
System.out.println("Trace")
debugger;

And many more, depending on language.

Helps prevent accidental debug logs in production code.

Includes but not limited to:

• JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
• Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust, C/C++, Java
• Bash, PowerShell, Shell, YAML, JSONC, XML, etc.

Because no one wants to ship console.log("hello") or outdated comments to production 😉
CodeSweep helps keep your codebase clean, professional, and production-ready.

Contributions are now open!

• 📖 Please read our Contribution Guide
• 🐛 Found a bug or have a suggestion? Open an issue Thank you for helping make CodeSweep better! 🙌

MIT License – free to use, modify, and distribute.

Gif demo coming soon!

Open an issue here 👉 GitHub Issues