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Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
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Visual Studio Code free download for Mac

Visual Studio Code

Cross-platform code editor and debugger for web apps.

3.6
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Visual Studio Code overview

Visual Studio Code provides developers with a new choice of developer tool that combines the simplicity and streamlined experience of a code editor with the best of what developers need for their core code-edit-debug cycle. Visual Studio Code is the first code editor, and first cross-platform development tool - supporting OSX, Linux, and Windows - in the Visual Studio family.

At its heart, Visual Studio Code features a powerful, fast code editor great for day-to-day use. The Preview release of Code already has many of the features developers need in a code and text editor, including navigation, keyboard support with customizable bindings, syntax highlighting, bracket matching, auto indentation, and snippets, with support for dozens of languages.

For serious coding, developers often need to work with code as more than just text. Visual Studio Code includes built-in support for always-on IntelliSense code completion, richer semantic code understanding and navigation, and code refactoring. In the Preview, Code includes enriched built-in support for ASP.NET 5 development with C#, and Node.js development with TypeScript and JavaScript, powered by the same underlying technologies that drive Visual Studio. Code includes great tooling for web technologies such as HTML, CSS, LESS, SASS, and JSON. Code also integrates with package managers and repositories, and builds and other common tasks to make everyday workflows faster. And Code understands Git, and delivers great Git workflows and source diffs integrated with the editor.

What’s new in version 1.87.2

Updated on Mar 13 2024

  • An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in VS Code 1.87.1 and earlier versions for users of the code serve-web command. An attacker who has access to view process information from a lower-privilege account on a machine can inspect a connection token used to secure code server-web being run in an elevated process, and potentially access the server over the network.
View older Visual Studio Code updates

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License

Free

Size

218.7 MB

Developer’s website

https://code.visualstudio.com/

Downloads

42952

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.15 or later
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Aargl
Aargl
Oct 8 2023
1.83.0
0.0
Oct 8 2023
0.0
Version: 1.83.0
10.15 seems to be the current requirement (seen on their "Other downloads" page)
Loeribas
Loeribas
Dec 10 2021
1.63.0
0.0
Dec 10 2021
0.0
Version: 1.63.0
Like so many applications these days, this is built on Electron. It is not a native macOS application, nor does it behave like one. In addition, it's a memory and disk space-guzzler.
Iliketrash
Iliketrash
Jul 7 2021
1.57.1
0.0
Jul 7 2021
0.0
Version: 1.57.1
1.57.0 causes the extensions manager to crash for many macoS users. 1.57.1 does NOT fix this bug.
mamtasharma1104
mamtasharma1104
Jun 22 2021
1.57.0
0.0
Jun 22 2021
0.0
Version: 1.57.0
How to Build a Java Application in Visual Studio Code in 2021 https://www.decipherzone.com/blog-detail/building-java-application-visual-studio-code For years, Java development has been dominated by three leading IDEs: Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA and NetBeans. But we have other suitable opportunities.
Philipwheelock
Philipwheelock
Mar 8 2021
1.54.1
5.0
Mar 8 2021
5.0
Version: 1.54.1
Spoke too soon. The ftp-sync extension seems to work reasonably well in VSCode. Two others not so much, though.
Philipwheelock
Philipwheelock
Mar 7 2021
1.54.1
5.0
Mar 7 2021
5.0
Version: 1.54.1
Probably the best code editor if you're using Git. Issue for me is that I synch local and remote files with ftp, and haven't found a satisfactory ftp extension for VS Code. A separate ftp client is an easy answer. Nova has the advantage of built-in ftp remote synching, though, and is a bit handier.
limies
limies
Feb 19 2021
1.53.2
3.0
Feb 19 2021
3.0
Version: 1.53.2
The better app is NOVA - native for mac
roberto3rd
roberto3rd
May 9 2020
1.45.0
5.0
May 9 2020
5.0
Version: 1.45.0
Can't beat the user-friendliness for newbies of VSCode. I've tried Atom, Sublime, Komode IDE, BBEdit...lot's of tutorials on how to use VSCode.
Mcr
Mcr
Oct 30 2019
1.39.2
5.0
Oct 30 2019
5.0
Version: 1.39.2
I have switched over to VSC after being a long time user of BBEdit. What I like about VSC: 1) cross platform, I code for Windows too, having the same editor that I spend so much time using, on all platforms, one set of commands to remember. 2) Extensions support, which by design, are also all cross platform. I've been able to find numerous extensions that improve my workflow, and tweak them as well. And because extension are cross platform, my workflow is relatively unchanged whether I'm on Windows or Mac. 3) I'm surprised how responsive the UI is, speed wise. Even though built with Electron, it is surprisingly quick. 4) no doubt, some users will have some criticisms of support for a specific program language; but overall, the breadth and quality of languages supported is very good overall 5) very customizable 6) Useful VSC Extension Tip O' the Day: ReWrap; allows you to HARD wrap a section of text to desired column length. By hard wrap, i.e. insert LF/CR and break up lines to specified length. Great for those long 'paragraph' text pastes that are treated as just one LONG line, where you want to enforce line breaks vs soft wrapping. Find it here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=stkb.rewrap
jlee5201
jlee5201
Jul 19 2019
1.36.1
5.0
Jul 19 2019
5.0
Version: 1.36.1
The best code editor available. Lightweight and fast, but extend it as much as you want with plugins. Better than Sublime and Atom by miles.
Iliketrash
Iliketrash
Jul 5 2019
1.36.0
0.0
Jul 5 2019
0.0
Version: 1.36.0
Bad first impression. This app apparently conforms to the trendy UI design of putting _everything_ into one window. This was trendy on Microsoft products in the 1980s and unfortunately is once again popular and the bleed-over into Mac programs is just an awful regression. And lightweight? I opened a 13-line C program and the editor takes up 664 MB. Not cool. What if I actually did something? I won't leave a rating because I've spent only a few minutes with this apparent turd. Lots of luck, trend followers.
anonymous-gerbil-5319
anonymous-gerbil-5319
Apr 13 2019
1.33.1
0.0
Apr 13 2019
0.0
Version: 1.33.1
Microsofts business strategy in action. Sell the product for under the price to crush competition. Take over GitHub, make sure there is hardly any resistance by making private repos free. There will be less and less editors and IDE's in a couple of years. Do tou think there will be al lot of JS developers who are going to buy Sublime Text or BBEdit ?
That's the way M$ and other tech corps take control of your and my live. By giving everything away for free. You will be unpleasantly surprised when you receive the bill for all these "free" goodies.
AlainLéglise4728
AlainLéglise4728
Oct 19 2018
1.27.2
3.5
Oct 19 2018
3.5
Version: 1.27.2
Now using Visual Studio
Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Aug 28 2018
1.26.1
4.5
Aug 28 2018
4.5
Version: 1.26.1
Oh my. I just ignored this as I blindly assumed it was going to be a bloated mess (I'd had a very bad experience with Atom, which was so slow as to be unusable with files > 1MB). How wrong I was! I don't know what MS have done but they have created the most beautiful text editor. First off, the performance on highlighted large files is equivalent to Sublime text or TextMate. Perhaps Atom is improved too but I assume MS have done something specific here. In addition the GUI is heavily inspired by Sublime in all the right places, with command and search panels, split editors and more. An IDE like this is as good as its extensions these days, and here I actually think VSCode is a good head above Sublime, at least for Python and ruby code, where the extensions are far more powerful than the Sublime equivalents. Ruby which is my preferred scripting language has a really nice integrated debugger (debugging has been broken since forever in Sublime), and really good intellisense. Python support comes direct from MS, and they seem to be heavily tooling up here, so even though Sublime is written in Python, I'd say MS has the upper hand (though I only dabble in Python, so a real expert in the language may have a different opinion). Extensions for Markdown and LaTeX are broadly equivalent IMO. It cold starts a tad more slowly than sublime (about 1.x secs longer), which is my biggest annoyance with it. It has wonderful detailed changelogs and regular monthly updates, and the extension market built in in better integrated than sublime's 3rd party "package control" (though that has an awesome website for it). For free, this is just amazing, highly recommended to at least test for a while.
Sheppy
Sheppy
Jul 10 2018
1.25.0
4.0
Jul 10 2018
4.0
Version: 1.25.0
VS Code is an excellent editor in the vein of modern cross-platform editors that don't entirely blend in with the Mac. It actually isn't quite fair to say that, as it does a much better job than many of them, but definitely still has its quirks. Having to configure the editor by editing JSON files is crazy, but is basically de regeur for cross-platform code editors like this. Generally, though, VS Code fits in nicely with my workflow. I like that each workspace can have a terminal right inside its window, which is convenient for dealing with version control, test tools, and package managers. I also really like its integration with MDN for documentation and validation of CSS (though I hope to see HTML, JS, and eventually API docs and validation through this too), and it does a decent job with JSON editing, allowing you to specify schemas for validation. Would be even better if it could offer a form-based JSON editor, but hopefully there will be an extension for that eventually. I recommend giving VSC a try for a couple of weeks. A couple of days isn't enough time to really get a feel for how good it is.
joost-dalen
joost-dalen
Jun 29 2018
1.24.1
0.5
Jun 29 2018
0.5
Version: 1.24.1
In the configuring creen after new project, I am unable to click the Target Platform. The checkboxes (Android and iOS) are gray and not checkable. Somebody please help. Thanks in advance. Joost
Madmacmad
Madmacmad
Apr 7 2017
1.11.0
3.0
Apr 7 2017
3.0
Version: 1.11.0
it's a good editor.... but Sublime Text is so much better...
asux
asux
Apr 6 2017
1.10.1
5.0
Apr 6 2017
5.0
Version: 1.10.1
Fast, flexible and feature-rich editor! Moved from Atom because faster.
Nihilism4U
Nihilism4U
Nov 18 2016
1.7.1
0.0
Nov 18 2016
0.0
Version: 1.7.1
The link does not work. Tries to download "1.7.1" instead use the developer's link and click the button there to download.
Madmacmad
Madmacmad
Apr 30 2015
0.1.0
3.0
Apr 30 2015
3.0
Version: 0.1.0
Thx to M$... was waiting long time for this! Well done works fine so far.
lodean
lodean
Mar 13 2024
1.87.2
1.0
Mar 13 2024
1.0
Version: 1.87.2
mo dape
mo dape
Nov 5 2023
1.84.0
1.0
Nov 5 2023
1.0
Version: 1.84.0
leoneldorival
leoneldorival
Oct 14 2023
1.83.1
1.0
Oct 14 2023
1.0
Version: 1.83.1
unvv
unvv
Sep 18 2023
1.82.2
1.0
Sep 18 2023
1.0
Version: 1.82.2
rlf
rlf
Sep 8 2023
1.82.0
1.0
Sep 8 2023
1.0
Version: 1.82.0
mugsuk
mugsuk
Mar 17 2023
1.76.2
5.0
Mar 17 2023
5.0
Version: 1.76.2
RobertAudi
RobertAudi
Sep 29 2022
1.71.2
4.0
Sep 29 2022
4.0
Version: 1.71.2
Drtyrell969
Drtyrell969
Mar 30 2022
1.65.2
5.0
Mar 30 2022
5.0
Version: 1.65.2
limies
limies
Feb 19 2021
3.0
Feb 19 2021
3.0
Version: null
roberto3rd
roberto3rd
May 9 2020
5.0
May 9 2020
5.0
Version: null
Mcr
Mcr
Oct 30 2019
5.0
Oct 30 2019
5.0
Version: null
jlee5201
jlee5201
Jul 19 2019
5.0
Jul 19 2019
5.0
Version: null
anthony.gelibert
anthony.gelibert
Mar 6 2019
4.0
Mar 6 2019
4.0
Version: null
juvor
juvor
Nov 20 2018
4.5
Nov 20 2018
4.5
Version: null
makareim
makareim
Nov 7 2018
5.0
Nov 7 2018
5.0
Version: null
AlainLéglise4728
AlainLéglise4728
Oct 19 2018
3.5
Oct 19 2018
3.5
Version: null
Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Aug 28 2018
4.5
Aug 28 2018
4.5
Version: null
Sheppy
Sheppy
Jul 10 2018
4.0
Jul 10 2018
4.0
Version: null
joost-dalen
joost-dalen
Jun 29 2018
0.5
Jun 29 2018
0.5
Version: null
MacUpdate-Nick
MacUpdate-Nick
Aug 13 2017
4.0
Aug 13 2017
4.0
Version: null
Tarek-Raafat
Tarek-Raafat
Jun 28 2017
3.5
Jun 28 2017
3.5
Version: null
Madmacmad
Madmacmad
Apr 7 2017
3.0
Apr 7 2017
3.0
Version: null
asux
asux
Apr 6 2017
5.0
Apr 6 2017
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Dec 16 2016
5.0
Dec 16 2016
5.0
Version: null
Aw21
Aw21
Dec 15 2016
5.0
Dec 15 2016
5.0
Version: null
bjarteao
bjarteao
Nov 8 2015
5.0
Nov 8 2015
5.0
Version: null
Philipwheelock
Philipwheelock
Jan 11 2030
1.54.1
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 1.54.1
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