# Visual Studio Code (open-source developer tool)

> Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. This repository ("Code - OSS") is where we (Microsoft) develop the Visual Studio Code product together with the community. It has 193,639 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

This repository ("Code - OSS") is where we (Microsoft) develop the Visual Studio Code product together with the community. Not only do we work on code and issues here, but we also publish our roadmap, monthly iteration plans, and our endgame plans. This source code is available to everyone under the standard MIT license.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/microsoft/vscode |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 193,639 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://code.visualstudio.com |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | 1.141.0 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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