Visual Studio Code

What is Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code is a cross-platform code editor from Microsoft that includes AI development features such as coding agents, model selection and customizations. Developers can extend it through a large extension marketplace and an MCP registry, and use it on desktop or via command line tools.

Key facts

Category

Coding

Website

https://code.visualstudio.com/

Listing updated

Nov 12, 2026

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