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# AL Pocket Tools

[Read the post](https://thatnavguy.com/projects/al-pocket-tools/) · That NAV Guy (Teddy Herryanto, MVP) · 2026-05-21 · 159 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> AL Pocket Tools is a VS Code extension that provides utilities for Dynamics 365 Business Central developers to streamline repetitive development tasks like managing app files, updating versions, and navigating code blocks.

## Key points

- Collection of small utilities designed to reduce interruptions in AL development workflow
- Features include cleaning old app files, managing alpackages, saving/loading launch.json, and updating versions
- Includes navigation helpers for region blocks, report triggers, and pragma directives
- Can refactor procedure visibility automatically
- Lightweight tool designed not to affect performance

## Quotes

- "AL development involves many small tasks. None of them is too difficult, but they take time and constantly interrupt your flow." (Explains the problem the extension solves for developers)
- "It is a collection of utilities for Dynamics 365 Business Central developers working in AL." (Defines the purpose and scope of the tool)
- "It should be small, fast, and shouldn't affect the performance." (Establishes the design philosophy to keep the extension lightweight)

## Context

- Features: cleaning app files, alpackages management, launch.json configuration, version updating, region block navigation, report trigger navigation, pragma navigation, procedure visibility refactoring

Source: That NAV Guy, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.