Remove side panel of Visual Studio Code

The name of this "panel" is minimap .

You can change its visibility by changing your settings.json file and adding a key-value pair with the editor.minimap.enabled key and a boolean value.

This setting may be valid for all workspaces , if you value the user settings tab, or just for the current workspace edit in the workspace settings tab.

To open this file, type Ctrl + ,

"editor.minimap.enabled": false

Open Visual Studio Code , type the shortcut ctr + , . At this point this command box will appear.

Enterit:editor.minimap.enabledandpressenter.Itwilllooklikethis:

Note that there is a pencil-shaped icon, click it and then change it to False.

Done, your minimap panel has been hidden.

Or just use the shortcut ctrl + B.