VS Code Installation Guide

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free code editor provided by Microsoft.

Since our site introduces development based on VS Code, we recommend using VS Code for development unless you have a specific preference.

Installation on Mac OS

Visit the official VS Code website.
Click on “Download Mac Universal” to download the installer.
Unzip the downloaded .zip file and drag the obtained Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder to install it.

Installation on Windows

Visit the official VS Code website.
Click on “Download Windows” to download the installer.
Run the downloaded installer file (.exe file) and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Post-installation Verification

After the installation is complete, run the following command in the terminal (MacOS) or command prompt (Windows) to verify that VS Code has been installed correctly.

code --version