Visual Studio Code
Logo used since May 2019
Visual Studio Code starting screen with dark theme
Original authorErich Gamma
DeveloperMicrosoft
ReleaseApril 29, 2015
Stable release1.126.01 / 24 June 20262
Preview release1.125.0-insiders3 / 10 June 2026
Written inC++, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS4
Operating systemWindows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later, Linux
Platformx86-64, ARM32, ARM64
SizeWindows: 104–110 MB
Linux: 108–145 MB
macOS: 147–247 MB
Available in15 languages5
TypeIntegrated development environment
LicenseProprietary freeware67 based on open-source project89
Websitecode.visualstudio.com
Repository• github .com /microsoft /vscode

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Footnotes

  1. “Release 1.126.0”. Retrieved 25 June 2026.

  2. “Visual Studio Code 1.124”. Code.visualstudio.com. Retrieved June 11, 2026.

  3. “Visual Studio Code Insiders (Install) 1.125.0.20260610”. Retrieved 16 June 2026.

  4. GitHub repository microsoft/vscode, Microsoft, 2020-12-20, archived from the original on 2015-11-23, retrieved 2020-12-20

  5. “Display Language”. Retrieved 25 February 2026.

  6. “Download Visual Studio Code”. Visual Studio Code. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

  7. “Microsoft Software License Terms”. Visual Studio Code. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

  8. “LICENSE.txt”. github.com/Microsoft/vscode. Microsoft. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

  9. “The best parts of Visual Studio Code are proprietary”. Underjord. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-10.