Arabic PowerShell Terminal (User Guide)

A VS Code terminal panel that runs PowerShell and displays Arabic text correctly (shaping + right-to-left), while keeping the UI left-to-right like a normal terminal.

What you get

• Inline prompt at the bottom with support for Enter, Backspace, Arrow keys, and Ctrl+C.
• Live PowerShell output (stdout + stderr) with ANSI colors.
• Arabic shaping + bidi applied to both output and the prompt, so Arabic looks natural.
• Auto-scroll and LTR layout; Arabic text itself renders RTL.

How to use

1. Open the Command Palette in VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
2. Run: Arabic PowerShell Terminal (command id: arabicTerminal.open).
3. Type commands in the prompt at the bottom and press Enter.
   • Ctrl+C sends an interrupt.
   • Arrow keys move the cursor in the prompt.
   • Hotkey: Ctrl+Alt+T (Cmd+Alt+T on macOS) opens the terminal directly.

Install the extension

• From a VSIX file:
  1. Save the .vsix locally.
  2. VS Code → Extensions view → ... menu → Install from VSIX... → pick the file.
• From Marketplace (once published): search “Arabic PowerShell Terminal” and install.

Requirements

• PowerShell available in PATH (pwsh or powershell.exe on Windows).
• VS Code 1.80.0 or newer.

Tips

• If you don’t see colors, check that the command emits ANSI sequences (most do by default).
• The UI is LTR; Arabic text still renders RTL automatically.
• If the prompt stops responding, close and reopen the command via the Command Palette.

Privacy

• Commands are executed locally; no data is sent anywhere.