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Code in any language

VS Code supports almost every major programming language. Several ship in the box, like JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, and HTML, but extensions for others can be found in the VS Code Marketplace.

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Write code faster and smarter with GitHub Copilot, your AI pair programmer.

Completions present suggestions automatically to help you code more efficiently.

Copilot Chat understands the context of your code, workspace, extensions, settings, and more.

Inline Chat enables you to iteratively generate edits and get answers to quick questions, directly on your code.

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Code fully customized

Customize your VS Code UI and layout so that it fits your coding style.

Color themes let you modify the colors in VS Code's user interface to suit your preferences and work environment.

Settings Sync enables you to share your user settings across your VS Code instances with the Settings Sync feature.

Profiles let you create sets of customizations and quickly switch between them or share them with others.

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Code anywhere

Code wherever you're most productive, whether you're connected to the cloud, a remote repository, or in the browser with VS Code for the Web (vscode.dev).

Built-in Source Control empowers you with Git support out-of-the-box. Many other source control providers are available through extensions

GitHub Codespaces provides cloud-powered development environments for any activity - whether it's a long-term project, or a short-term task like reviewing a pull request.

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