The de facto standard code editor - lightweight enough to feel instant, extensible enough to replace a full IDE for almost any language.
Where vscode fits, based on its real tags and topics.
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode.gitSee the repository's README for language-specific setup steps.
Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") [](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Afeature-request+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc) [](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Abug) [](https://gitter.im/Microsoft/vscode)
This repository ("`Code - OSS`") is where we (Microsoft) develop the Visual Studio Code product together with the community. Not only do we work on code and issues here, but we also publish our roadmap, monthly iteration plans, and our endgame plans. This source code is available to everyone under the standard MIT license.
Visual Studio Code is a distribution of the `Code - OSS` repository with Microsoft-specific customizations released under a traditional Microsoft product license.
Category: ⚡ Developer Productivity
Difficulty: Intermediate
Part of: Open Source Essentials
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