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  1. Visual Studio Code for Mac is a lightweight, yet powerful source code editor that runs from your Mac desktop. It comes with built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js and has a varied array of extensions available for other languages, including C, C#, Python, and PHP.
  2. Download the installer from the Visual Studio for Mac download page. Once the download is complete, click the VisualStudioforMacInstaller.dmg to mount the installer, then run it by double-clicking the arrow logo: You may be presented with a warning about the application being downloaded from the Internet.

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Master your vode

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source code editor, fit for personal or commercial use. It comes ready equipped for most programming languages.

For early adopters, you can get the latest release of VS Code each day with the Insiders Build. Available on Mac, Linux and Windows. Download Visual Studio Code Insiders. Installation # Download Visual Studio Code for macOS. Open the browser's download list and locate the downloaded archive. Select the 'magnifying glass' icon to open the archive in Finder. Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the macOS Launchpad. By default, Visual Studio for Mac uses the Debug build configuration, so you don't need to change it before debugging. Start Visual Studio for Mac. Open the project that you created in Create a.NET console application using Visual Studio for Mac.

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source code editor, fit for personal or commercial use. It comes readily equipped for most programming languages, including but not limited to CSS, Python, JavaScript, HTML, Java, SQL and PHP. Open multiple tabs for your code, switch between tabs for easy access to your code.

Choose the right extensions to help you work. With error warnings, shortcuts, debugging and refactoring functions available. They have a wide range of available extensions. GitHub, Python, C/C++, and Docker extensions are all free and ready to use.

Get tools to collaborate with your team. Work with Git repositories using built-in commands. You can review differences and make commits directly from the editor. You're able to push and pull changes from any SCM provider at the drop of a hat.

Take advantage of IntelliSense to complete your code. IntelliSense adjusts suggestions based on factors like scope, functions, variable types, and modules. You'll get an editor that understands how your source code words.

Explore their content-rich website for their user guide and tutorials before you get started. Use their tutorials for programming language information. Or the user guide for help with extensions and app-related issues.

Update for bug fixes and new features, the team update VS Code monthly. Check the update section for a list of the new fixes and features.

Where can you run this program?

Visual Studio Code is compatible with Windows 7 and later, macOS 10.10 and later, and Linux.

Is there a better alternative?

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No. There are plenty of other free source code editors; however, keep this one on the top of your list. If you're looking for others, Codeblocks, Brackets, and Notepad++ are alternatives.

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Our take

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code is a solid text editor. You can add suitable extensions to make your life easier, and update to ensure smooth operation.

Code

No. There are plenty of other free source code editors; however, keep this one on the top of your list. If you're looking for others, Codeblocks, Brackets, and Notepad++ are alternatives.

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Our take

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code is a solid text editor. You can add suitable extensions to make your life easier, and update to ensure smooth operation.

Should you download it?

Definitely. It comes from a trusted developer, it's free, full of tools and features, regular updates and fixes.

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Installation

  1. Download Visual Studio Code for Mac.
  2. Double-click on the downloaded archive to expand the contents.
  3. Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the Launchpad.
  4. Add VS Code to your Dock by right-clicking on the icon and choosing Options, Keep in Dock.

Command Line

You can also run VS Code from the terminal by typing 'code' after adding it to the path:

  • Launch VS Code.
  • Open the Command Palette (kb(workbench.action.showCommands)) and type 'shell command' to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.
  • Restart the terminal for the new $PATH value to take effect. You'll be able to type 'code .' in any folder to start editing files in that folder.

Note: If you still have the old code alias in your .bash_profile (or equivalent) from an early VS Code version, remove it and replace it by executing the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

To manually add VS Code to your path:

Updates

VS Code ships monthly releases and supports auto-update when a new release is available. If you're prompted by VS Code, accept the newest update and it will get installed (you won't need to do anything else to get the latest bits). If you'd rather control VS Code updates manually, see How do I opt out of auto-updates.

Preferences Menu

You can configure VS Code through settings, color themes and custom keybindings and you will often see mention in our documentation of the File > Preferences menu group. On a Mac, the Preferences menu group is under Code, not File.

Next Steps

Once you have installed VS Code, these topics will help you learn more about VS Code:

  • Additional Components - Learn how to install Git, Node.js, TypeScript and tools like Yeoman.
  • User Interface - A quick orientation around VS Code.
  • User/Workspace Settings - Learn how to configure VS Code to your preferences settings.

Common Questions

Mono and El Capitan

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Mono stopped working in Visual Studio Code after I installed OS X 10.11 El Capitan Public Beta. What do I do?

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Run these commands:





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