Visual Studio Code Installation
Install Visual Studio Code on your Windows 10 or MacOS machines.
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Visual Studio Code, also referred to as VS Code, is a free code editor that can run on multiple operating systems. Below are guides to Mac OS and Windows as of August 2021.
Windows 10
- Click the this link to download the .exe file for Windows.
- Once the download has completed, run the .exe file by double clicking on the downloaded file.
- Read through each prompt as you advance in the installation window by clicking on Accept or Next buttons.
- After installation is complete press Finish and, by default, VS Code will open.
Mac OS
- Click this link to download for Mac OS.
- Once the download has completed, open the browser’s download list and locate the downloaded file.
- Extract the contents by double clicking.
- Drag the Visual Studio Code.app into the Applications folder, which will make it available in the Mac OS Launchpad.
