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It’s a new, experimental, and super informal weekly community call (which you can register for here: [pos.it/dslab](https://pos.it/dslab)\!). In the spirit of being bold and trying things out, Isabel Zimmerman and Davis Vaughan from the Positron dev team joined us for the very first Lab “pilot” back in November, sharing some of their favorite Positron settings and extensions. + +{{< video src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIYyeuZ_ISY" >}} + +The Lab with Isabel and Davis was so much fun that we officially started the series in December, and then, in January, we jumped at the chance to have [Andrew Heiss](https://bsky.app/profile/andrew.heiss.phd) from Georgia State University join us to share his favorite tips and tricks for his Positron data science workflow (and beyond). He even wrote a [helpful roundup on his blog\!](https://www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2026/01/13/dsl-positron-workflow/) Andrew’s workflow might give you data superpowers. + +{{< video src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqYbJoebrwE" >}} + +Following Andrew’s Data Science Lab, Emil Hvitfeldt felt inspired to write up his [list of extensions and settings on his blog](https://emilhvitfeldt.com/post/positron-settings-extensions/)\! We love community-event-driven development 😉 + +Speaking of community: Libby posted on Bluesky about wanting Positron’s main title bar to function like RStudio’s, showing the project and git branch name, and Emil shared a setting he’d learned from Davis that does exactly that\! Want to customize your own Positron title bar? [Check out the post about the setting here](https://bsky.app/profile/libbyheeren.bsky.social/post/3m4zaeuomgs2w) and try it for yourself. It’s in the comments\! + +

You know how in #RStudio, it puts your branch name at the top? Like "project_name - branch - RStudio" (shown here) + +I want that in #Positron 🤔 and I haven't found a popular extension for it. (I think there is one that works in VSCode, but not in Positron!) + +Any ideas, #rstats #databs crew?

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— Libby Heeren (@libbyheeren.bsky.social) November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
+ +We highly recommend watching the Lab videos if you love hearing IDE thoughts and other off-the-cuff ideas, but if you are just itching to find the settings and extensions mentioned, there’s a list of resources below. Do you have your own Positron setting and extension list? Let us know all about it 💙 + +### Keyboard shortcuts + +* [Emil's keyboard shortcut blog post](https://emilhvitfeldt.com/post/positron-key-bindings/) +* [Positron docs on keyboard shortcuts](https://positron.posit.co/keyboard-shortcuts.html) +* [Nathan Jeffery’s keybinding for reading RDS files into Positron](https://nathan-jeffery.netlify.app/blog/2025-08-26-read-rds-positron/) + +### Settings + +* [Native Tabs](https://lucasprag.com/posts/underrated-vscode-feature-native-tabs/) + +### Extensions + + ++++ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
ExtensionDescription
Pastum
Pastum extension logo with art deco style design		Like datapasta, but for Positron
positron-plus-1-e
Positron +1e extension logo featuring an atom symbol with +1e notation		Garrick Aden-Buie’s data science extension bundle package
indent-rainbow
indent-rainbow extension icon showing code with colored indent guides		Change the color of the indents in front of your text
Rainbow CSV extension
Rainbow CSV extension logo with colorful CSV letters		Highlight columns in distinct colors
Enter Folder
Enter Folder extension icon showing a yellow folder with blue arrow		Make your folder look like the root folder, making your Positron file explorer work more similarly to RStudio’s File Pane
Catppuccin themes
Catppuccin theme logo featuring a cat mascot on pastel rainbow background		A cozy set of pastel themes used by many in the DS Lab community
Better Comments
Better Comments extension icon with comment symbol //!		Categorize your to-dos
File Properties Viewer
File Properties Viewer extension icon showing a document with information symbol		Display a menu for file system properties
Peacock
Peacock extension logo with colorful peacock feather design		Change your workspace colors, making the differences between projects more striking and noticeable
Project Manager
Project Manager extension icon showing a blue folder with bookmark		Switch between projects
Spell Right
Spell Right extension icon showing abc with checkmark		Spell check your documents
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