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

VS Code supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, offering 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 considered the most popular development environment among developers.

License

VS Code's source code is released under the MIT License on GitHub. This means the source code is open source, and users can freely 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 on internal enterprise networks, demonstrating applications, etc.

Releases

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: natively supports JS/TS/CSS/HTML, 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: built-in Node.js debugger
Cross-platform: based on Electron, consistent experience on Windows/macOS/Linux
Workspace: open multiple directories at once, save and reuse project settings
Flexible configuration: switch file encoding, line endings, language mode to adapt to different environments