Using Jest with VSCode

The main Jest plugin for VSCode is here: Jest - Visual Studio Marketplace

There is a config setting to turn off running tests automatically on save - add the following line to your settings.json file:

"jest.autoRun": "off",

The plugin is known to not work so well with yarn workspaces. In this case, it may be easier to simply use the CLI commands:

Jest CLI Options · Jest (jestjs.io)