Visual Studio Code
A cross-platform code editor that combines editing, debugging, source control, and an extension marketplace in one desktop app.
Overview
Visual Studio Code is a desktop editor built around a small core and a large extension ecosystem. It pairs a familiar text-editing surface with language services, debugging, terminals, and source-control views, so much of a project's workflow can stay in one window.
Where it fits
- Editing and navigating large codebases
- Debugging applications with language-specific adapters
- Reviewing changes and running Git commands inline
Key capabilities
- Extension marketplace for languages, themes, and tools
- Integrated terminal and task runner
- Debugger UI with breakpoints and variable inspection
- Remote development over SSH, containers, or tunnels
Repository metadata
- Stars (snapshot)
- 194,677
- Main language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Topics
- editor, electron, microsoft, typescript, visual-studio-code
- Category
- Developer tools
- Last push
- 2026-11-05T12:43:39Z
Repository description from GitHub metadata: Visual Studio Code
Official links
- Official repository
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