$ virdl: Show Earnings ▌
Get paid
to code.
A small, quiet ad in your VS Code, Cursor, IntelliJ, or any VS Code-compatible editor sidebar earns you real money every minute — just for coding like you already do. Free plugin, 2-minute setup, paid out monthly.
Already signed up? Install for VS Code or IntelliJ or Open VSX (Cursor / Windsurf / Antigravity).
Virdl · your earnings
impressions today: 804 · ads paused: 0
$10–$40
per month, typical
~2 min
to set up, seriously
0 bytes
of your code sent anywhere
works in your editor
Supported IDEs
Native plugins for VS Code and IntelliJ. Every VS Code-compatible editor installs from the Open VSX Registry.
the deal
Install the extension. Click Sign in with Browser in the sidebar. Done.
After that, a small ad shows up in your editor's sidebar, the kind of thing you barely notice. A tool you might actually want, or a job listing, or a SaaS product. It rotates quietly. You see it. You earn a part of the revenue. That adds up.
End of the month, we pay you. ACH transfer to your bank. Minimum $10 balance. No weird cryptos. No gift cards. Actual money.
Full setup docs →Install
Search "Virdl" in the VS Code Extensions tab, the Open VSX Registry (for Cursor, Windsurf, and other VS Code-compatible editors), or the IntelliJ plugin marketplace — or use the buttons above.
Sign in from your editor
Click “Sign in with Browser” right in the Virdl sidebar, authorize with GitHub or Google, and your editor connects automatically — no key to copy. (You can still paste an API key manually if you prefer.)
Keep shipping
Nothing else changes. Ads rotate in the background. Check your balance whenever.
do the math
See what you'd make.
Drag the slider to however long you actually sit in your editor on a typical day. This is an estimate — your dashboard shows the real number once you're installed.
Earning surfaces
Sidebar 100% · Status bar 40%
Rotation
every 40s
Your CPM
$1.50 / 1k views
Views / day
1,080
estimated earnings
Assumes ~5 coding days a week (22/month) and a $3.00 average CPM split 50/50 with you. The sidebar ad pays the full rate; the status bar pays 40%. Actual earnings also scale with your account standing.
what makes this different
We were pretty paranoid about not being annoying.
No ads where you're working
The sidebar. The status bar. That's it. We will never put an ad in the file you're editing, in a notification, in an autocomplete popup, or anywhere that actually costs you time. If we do — uninstall immediately. We mean that.
Your code stays local
We log impressions and clicks. That's the whole data model. No file names, no contents, no keystrokes.
Stays out of the way
Under 2 MB. Runs in its own process. We benchmarked it. Your editor won't slow down.
Real ads, vetted
Dev tools, SaaS, job boards. We approve each advertiser. No crypto schemes, no gambling, nothing sketchy.
Easy off switch
“Virdl: Pause Ads” from the command palette, or just uninstall. No dark patterns to keep you hooked.
questions people ask
Answered honestly.
How much will I actually make?
Depends on how much you code. Active developers typically see $10–$40/month. Code all day, earn more. Weekends only, earn less. Your dashboard shows your exact rate — no guessing.
When do you pay out?
Monthly, via ACH to your bank. Minimum $10 balance to trigger a payout. No fees on our end. Payments are done globally via Paypal, Crypto, Stripe. (Soon might add Wire)
Seriously — my code is safe?
Yes. We only collect ad interaction data — when you saw an ad, whether you clicked it. Source code, file paths, variable names, editor state: none of it leaves your machine. We built it this way on purpose. Accessing your code would require a level of trust we've absolutely not earned yet.
Will it slow my IDE down?
Shouldn't. Lightweight plugin, separate process, under 2 MB. If you notice any sluggishness, report it — that's a bug we want to fix.
Works with Copilot / Claude / Cursor?
Yes. No conflicts. It lives in the sidebar and status bar — completely separate from any AI features or completions.
You said beta. Should I be nervous?
Payouts are going out every month and the plugin is stable. “Beta” mostly means the feature set is still evolving and we might break something weird. If we do, come yell at us on Discord.
the community
We hang out on Discord.
Payout questions, feature requests, bug reports, or just seeing what other devs are earning — the fastest way to reach us is the Virdl Discord. The founders actually read it.
Your editor is open anyway.
Might as well get paid.
Free account, 2-minute setup, real monthly payouts.
or install directly: VS Code · IntelliJ · Open VSX (Cursor / Windsurf / Antigravity)
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