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A cross-platform code editor with extensions and AI workflows.

Visual Studio Code is a free code editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, and the browser, built around a large extension ecosystem and integrated developer tooling. The site highlights its newer AI-assisted workflows, including agents that can read a project, propose changes, run commands, and help with debugging tasks.

Why it stands out

  • Runs on all major desktop operating systems and also has a browser-based version.
  • Large extension ecosystem makes it adaptable to many languages, frameworks, and workflows.
  • Open-source editor core with frequent public releases and detailed release notes.
  • Strong integration with GitHub Copilot and emerging agent/MCP-based development workflows.
  • Offers stable, Insiders, and platform-specific downloads from the same site.

Good to know

  • AI-agent features may require connected services or extensions such as GitHub Copilot rather than being fully standalone editor behavior.
  • Linux users need to choose the appropriate package format, such as .deb or .rpm, from the available downloads.
  • The broad extension ecosystem is powerful but can make setup and consistency vary between projects or teams.

Under the radar: If you want to test upcoming editor changes without replacing your main setup, use the Insiders edition alongside the stable release.

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