Install Visual Studio Code on Windows, macOS, or Linux and choose related setup options for your workflow. Visual Studio Code is a free, open source AI code editor. Build with AI agents that plan, code, and debug for you. Manage multi-agent workflows across environments on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Visual Studio Code FAQ Our docs contain a Common questions section as needed for specific topics. We've captured items here that don't fit in the other topics. If you don't see an answer to your question here, check our previously reported issues on GitHub and our release notes. Open sourcing AI in VS Code We've open sourced the GitHub Copilot Chat extension under the MIT license and are. June 7, 2026 Add sessions.changes.openSingleFileDiff Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders setting (Preview) to use single-file diff when selecting a file in the Changes tab. 320320 Add a chevron toggle button to the editor title bar in the Agents window to collapse or restore the secondary side bar. The button is visible in grid mode only. 320319 Show an animated progress indicator in. Welcome to the 1.113 release of Visual Studio Code. This release includes various improvements across the agent and developer experience. Chat customizations: Manage all chat-related customizations from a single, unified interface. Configurable thinking effort: Control a model's reasoning level directly from the UI. Nested subagents: Allow subagents to invoke other subagents for complex multi. Sign in to your Microsoft Visual Studio account. Welcome to the July 2022 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include: Title bar customization - Hide/show menu bar, Command Center, or layout control. Fold selection - Create your own folded regions in the editor. Search multi-select - Select and then act on multiple search results. Tree view search and. Windows Subsystem for Linux With WSL, you can install and run Linux distributions on Windows to develop and test your source code on Linux, while still working locally on your Windows machine. When coupled with the WSL extension, you get full VS Code editing and debugging support while running in the context of WSL. See the Developing in WSL documentation to learn more, or try the Working in. Welcome to the October 2023 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include: More audio cues - New audio cues to indicate clear, save, and format activity. Activity bar position - Move Activity bar to the top for compact display. Hide editor tabs - Show multiple, single, or no editor tabs. Maximize Editor Groups. For early adopters, you can get the latest release of VS Code each day with the Insiders Build. Available on Mac, Linux and Windows.