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Visual Studio Code

Developer: Microsoft Corporation

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor built by Microsoft. It comes with built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and a rich ecosystem of extensions for languages like Python, C++, Java, PHP, and Go.

Supported Platforms:

windowsmaclinux

Core Capabilities

IntelliSense code completion and semantic highlighting

Integrated terminal and Git source control commands

Debugger for Node.js, Python, C++, and Web Browsers

Extensive marketplace with over 50,000 extensions

Remote SSH and Dev Containers development

Practical File Workflow

Use a copy of important files, confirm the format before editing, and verify the exported result before replacing the original.

Opening and Viewing Code Files in VS Code

4 min

Configure syntax highlighting, auto-formatting, and linter extensions in VS Code.

Supported File Extensions (18)

Click any file extension to view format specifications or step-by-step opening guides.

.JSONCompatible

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.CSVCompatible

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.XMLCompatible

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.YAMLCompatible

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.JSCompatible

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.TSCompatible

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.PYCompatible

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.HTMLCompatible

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.CSSCompatible

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.SQLCompatible

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.MDCompatible

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.SVGCompatible

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.ENVCompatible

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.SHCompatible

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.CPPCompatible

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.JAVACompatible

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.GOCompatible

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.RSCompatible

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