Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications.
Installation Link to heading
You can find an installation package for the most platforms here.
Install Visual Studio Code on MacOS from the Terminal Link to heading
1brew cask install visual-studio-code
Install Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu from the Terminal Link to heading
Install deb package from the official site:
1wget -O /tmp/vscode.deb "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=760868"
2sudo dpkg -i /tmp/vscode.deb
3rm /tmp/vscode.deb
Install from the repository:
1sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget
2wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
3sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main"
4sudo apt update
5sudo apt install code
Install Visual Studio Code on Windows Link to heading
- Option 1: Download from the official site and install
- Option 2: Install from the command line using Chocolatey:
choco install vscode
Extensions Link to heading
- Visual Studio Code Extension Marketplace
- Visual Studio Code Extension Gallery
- Visual Studio Code Extension offline download
Command Line Interface to work with extensions: Link to heading
code --list-extensions
code --install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools
code --uninstall-extension ms-vscode.csharp
List of my extensions Link to heading
| Name | ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Python language | ms-python.python | |
| Powershell language | ms-vscode.PowerShell | |
| Java language | redhat.java | Language Support for Java by RedHat |
| JSON file | vscode-json | |
| YAML file | YAML | |
| Markdown Lint | DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint | Markdown/CommonMark linting and style checking |
| Windows REG file | ionutvmi.reg | |
| TSLint | eg2.tslint | |
| Dockerfile | PeterJausovec.vscode-docker | Adds syntax highlighting for Dockerfile |
| Git History | donjayamanne.githistory | Git History, Search and More (including git log) |
| Git History Diff | huizhou.githd | |
| Git Graph | mhutchie.git-graph | View a Git Graph of your repository |
| Image preview | kisstkondoros.vscode-gutter-preview | |
| Display PDF file | tomoki1207.pdf / vscode-pdf | |
| Switch indent from 2 to 4 | ephoton.indent-switcher | Add commands to switch indent: “Switch indent from 2 to 4” or “Switch indent from 4 to 2” |
| Indent Rainbow | oderwat.indent-rainbow | Makes indentation easier to read |
| Bracket Pair Colorizer 2 | CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer-2 | Matching brackets to be identified with colours |
| Code Spell Checker | streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker | |
| Prettier | esbenp.prettier-vscode | |
| Auto rename Tag | formulahendry.auto-rename-tag | |
| Node.js Extension Pack | waderyan.nodejs-extension-pack | Contains: ES Lint, npm, JavaScript (ES6) Snippets, Search node_modules, NPM IntelliSence, Path IntelliSence |
| vscode-faker | deerawan.vscode-faker | Generate fake data |
| Encode Decode | mitchdenny.ecdc | Convert: String to Base64, String to Unicode, and etc. |
| CSS Peek | pranaygp.vscode-css-peek | Add ‘Go To Definition’ and ‘Go To Symbol in Workspace’ support for css/scss/less |
| Html CSS Support | ecmel.vscode-html-css | Missing CSS support for HTML documents |
| Live Server | ritwickdey.LiveServer | Simple web server for web developer |
Hot Keys Link to heading
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| Shift + Option + F | Format code |
| Shift + Option + O | Java: Organize Import |