Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code
	Visual Studio Code starting screen with dark theme enabled on Windows 11
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	April 29, 2015
Stable release	1.86.1 / 8 February 2024
Preview release	1.86-insiders
Repository	github.com/microsoft/vscode ;
Written in	TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Operating system	Windows 10 or later, OS X 10.11 or later, Linux
Platform	x86-64, ARMhf, ARM64
Size	Windows: 40.8–68.3 MB; Linux: 46.5–66.6 MB; macOS: 67.5 MB;
Available in	15 languages
	List of languages English (US), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Hungarian, Turkish, Polish, Czech
Type	Source-code editor
License	Source code: MIT License; Binaries built by Microsoft: Proprietary software;
Website	code.visualstudio.com

Visual Studio Code, also commonly referred to as VS Code, is a source-code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS. Features include support for debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, code refactoring, and embedded Git. Users can change the theme, keyboard shortcuts, preferences, and install extensions that add functionality.

In the Stack Overflow 2023 Developer Survey, Visual Studio Code was ranked the most popular developer environment tool among 86,544 respondents, with 73.71% reporting that they use it. The survey also found Visual Studio Code to be used more by those learning to code than by professional developers (78% vs. 74%).

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