Azure Blob Browser

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Browse Azure Blob Storage from inside the IDE, and read a blob without downloading it.

1. Enter the account and connect

The tool window is called Azure Blob. Type the storage Account name and an access Key, then press Connect. The key is kept in the IDE password safe, never in project files. Nothing happens until you press Connect, so the plugin cannot slow your IDE down at startup.

The Azure Blob panel before connecting, with account and key filled in and the status line reading Press Connect to load containers

Point Endpoint at http://127.0.0.1:10000 to work against the Azurite emulator instead of a real account.

2. Pick a container and walk the folders

Choose the container from the drop-down. Blobs arrive with size, last modified date and access tier. Double-click a folder to go in, and use the up arrow to come back out.

A container listing two date folders and a JSON blob, with the blob selected and its contents indented in the pane below

Selecting a blob and pressing Open shows the start of it, JSON indented, without downloading anything.

3. Read a log where it sits

The same works for plain text. Open a folder, select a log, and read it in place.

Inside a date folder, a log file selected with its lines shown in the preview pane and the status line naming the blob

Download writes the blob to disk when you actually need the file.

Free and paid

Browsing containers and folders, and seeing sizes and tiers, is free and stays free. Previewing a blob, downloading and favorites need a licence, and every paid feature is included in a 30-day trial that needs no card.

Support

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