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VS Code (full name: Visual Studio Code) is a free, open-source, cross-platform code editor created by Microsoft.

VS Code supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with powerful features and flexible extensibility.

VS Code was first released on April 29, 2015.

In the 2019 Stack Overflow developer survey, Visual Studio Code was recognized as the most popular development environment among developers.

License

VS Code's source code is released on GitHub under the MIT License, which means the source code is open source, and users are free to use, copy, modify, and distribute the source code as long as they follow the terms of the MIT License.

The VS Code product itself uses Microsoft's software license terms. These terms specify how users can install and use VS Code, including developing and testing applications, deploying in internal enterprise networks, demoing applications, etc.

Release History

On April 29, 2015, the development plan was announced and a preview version was released at the Build 2015 conference.
On November 18, 2015, it was open-sourced and support for extensions was announced on GitHub.
On April 14, 2016, the official version was released.
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In November 2024, version 1.96, GitHub Copilot can be used for free.
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Features

Multi-language support: Supports JS/TS/CSS/HTML by default; extensions can be installed to support Python, C/C++, Java, Go, etc.
Core editing features: Syntax highlighting, bracket completion, code folding, code snippets, IntelliSense
Debugging capability: Built-in Node.js debugger
Cross-platform: Based on Electron, consistent experience across Windows/macOS/Linux
Workspace: Open multiple directories simultaneously, save and reuse project settings
Flexible configuration: Switch file encoding, line endings, and language modes to adapt to different environments