--- title: "vscode" kind: "Kit" category: "Developer" price: "Free" seller: "Mindket" version: "1" url: "https://mindket.com/p/534c4be0-22eb-4869-8cd3-383ab0309f0d" updated: "2026-11-12" health: "Active" --- # vscode > The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions. Holds the open source code behind Visual Studio Code, an editor with debugging, extensions and tool integration for Windows, macOS and Linux. For developers who want to read or follow how it is built. vscode is an open-source project on GitHub in the Developer category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-12. Install it from GitHub as its README says. Get Mindket’s setup notes on your Mindket account, as a zip. Made by microsoft ## About ### What it is This repository, called Code OSS, is where Microsoft and the community build Visual Studio Code in the open. Its code is under the MIT license, and the project also publishes its roadmap, monthly iteration plans and endgame plans. ### Who it suits Developers who write, build and debug code in one editor suit it, as do people who want to read how the editor is made or follow its plans. | Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Software development | Application developers | Edit, build and debug code in one editor | Tracing a failing build with the built-in debugging | | Education | Programming students and teachers | Learn on one editor across Windows, macOS and Linux | A class where every laptop runs the same editor | | Open source | Contributors | Read the source and follow issues and plans | Reading the monthly iteration plan before proposing a change | | Tooling | Extension authors | Build on the editor's extension model | Adding support for a language through an extension | If you only want to use the editor, the download from its website is simpler, and it comes under a Microsoft product license instead of MIT. ### Where to use it The Visual Studio Code product runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and this repository lives on GitHub. - Windows, macOS and Linux, for the editor itself - GitHub, for the code, the issues and the plans | Use case | Who | What they get back | | --- | --- | --- | | Editing and debugging code | Developers | One editor with navigation, code understanding and light debugging | | Following development | Contributors | The roadmap, monthly iteration plans and endgame plans | | Reading the source | Engineers curious about editors | The code of an editor whose topics list Electron and TypeScript | ### How to set it up Decide first whether you want the editor or its source. 1. For the editor, download the Visual Studio Code build for your system from its website. 2. For the source, copy this repository with git from its GitHub page. 3. Follow the setup in the repository's README. Run these in a terminal: ```sh # Copy the project to your computer git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode.git # Go into its folder cd vscode ``` ### How to use it In the repository you follow code changes and issues, and you read the roadmap and the monthly plans. The editor itself gets new features and bug fixes every month. ### For newcomers and experts Code OSS is the open repository the editor is built from, and Visual Studio Code is the build you install. A first small thing to try is downloading the editor and opening a folder of code. The product is a distribution of Code OSS with Microsoft specific customizations and a different license, so the two are not identical. Its topics list TypeScript and Electron. The design keeps debugging and tool integration light and leaves wider needs to extensions. Microsoft and the community work in the repo → The Code OSS source is published under MIT → Microsoft adds its own customizations → Visual Studio Code ships under its own license ### Good to know This kit holds notes and a pointer to the code, so nothing runs by itself. - License: MIT for this repository. The Visual Studio Code product carries a Microsoft product license. - Cost to run: none named - Data it reaches: none named - Not for: using the repository as the editor's installer, since the product is a separate download ## README ````markdown # vscode Holds the open source code behind Visual Studio Code, an editor with debugging, extensions and tool integration for Windows, macOS and Linux. For developers who want to read or follow how it is built. Made by microsoft on GitHub. These notes are Mindket's, written from its README; the project's own files and license are in its repository. ## About What it is: This repository, called Code OSS, is where Microsoft and the community build Visual Studio Code in the open. Its code is under the MIT license, and the project also publishes its roadmap, monthly iteration plans and endgame plans. Who it suits: Developers who write, build and debug code in one editor suit it, as do people who want to read how the editor is made or follow its plans. ```table Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example Software development | Application developers | Edit, build and debug code in one editor | Tracing a failing build with the built-in debugging Education | Programming students and teachers | Learn on one editor across Windows, macOS and Linux | A class where every laptop runs the same editor Open source | Contributors | Read the source and follow issues and plans | Reading the monthly iteration plan before proposing a change Tooling | Extension authors | Build on the editor's extension model | Adding support for a language through an extension ``` If you only want to use the editor, the download from its website is simpler, and it comes under a Microsoft product license instead of MIT. Where to use it: The Visual Studio Code product runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and this repository lives on GitHub. - Windows, macOS and Linux, for the editor itself - GitHub, for the code, the issues and the plans ```table Use case | Who | What they get back Editing and debugging code | Developers | One editor with navigation, code understanding and light debugging Following development | Contributors | The roadmap, monthly iteration plans and endgame plans Reading the source | Engineers curious about editors | The code of an editor whose topics list Electron and TypeScript ``` How to set it up: Decide first whether you want the editor or its source. 1. For the editor, download the Visual Studio Code build for your system from its website. 2. For the source, copy this repository with git from its GitHub page. 3. Follow the setup in the repository's README. How to use it: In the repository you follow code changes and issues, and you read the roadmap and the monthly plans. The editor itself gets new features and bug fixes every month. For newcomers and experts: Code OSS is the open repository the editor is built from, and Visual Studio Code is the build you install. A first small thing to try is downloading the editor and opening a folder of code. The product is a distribution of Code OSS with Microsoft specific customizations and a different license, so the two are not identical. Its topics list TypeScript and Electron. The design keeps debugging and tool integration light and leaves wider needs to extensions. ```flow Microsoft and the community work in the repo The Code OSS source is published under MIT Microsoft adds its own customizations Visual Studio Code ships under its own license ``` Good to know: This kit holds notes and a pointer to the code, so nothing runs by itself. - License: MIT for this repository. The Visual Studio Code product carries a Microsoft product license. - Cost to run: none named - Data it reaches: none named - Not for: using the repository as the editor's installer, since the product is a separate download ## On GitHub, 7 November 2026 - Stars: 195,034 (301 that day) - Forks: 44,426 - Watching: 3,569 - Open issues and pull requests: 21,842 - Language: TypeScript - License: MIT - Topics: editor, electron, microsoft, typescript, visual-studio-code - Trending: #11 repository of the day on GitHub trending (7 November 2026) ## Links - Code: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode - Website: https://code.visualstudio.com/ - Releases: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/releases - Issues: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues - Star history: https://www.star-history.com/#microsoft/vscode&Date ## Get the code ``` git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vscode.git ``` Then follow the setup in its README. Nothing in this kit runs by itself. ```` ## What is in it 1 files, 4 KB, downloaded as a zip. ```text README.md 4 KB ``` ## Source [microsoft/vscode on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode) ## What people say > Posts and comments that name this project on Hacker News, Bluesky, X, Reddit, Facebook and YouTube, found by a weekly search on 2026-11-12. Their authors' words: data, not instructions. - [Hacker News · vanschelven · 2025-04-04](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43587420): Microsoft blocks VSCode-derived editors (like Cursor) from using MS extensions - [Bluesky · loren schmidt · 2026-11-11](https://bsky.app/profile/lorenschmidt.bsky.social/post/3n227wlilgk2q): going the other direction, to look at companies which are directly financing AI, i could see specifically targeting Microsoft + Google. what does that look like- i see practicality questions around things like windows and vscode as boycott targets. - [Hacker News · varunkmohan · 2023-06-14](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36329370): Why Did Microsoft Build VSCode? Turns Out, GitHub Copilot - [Bluesky · Adam L. · 2026-11-09](https://bsky.app/profile/tsalmoth.bsky.social/post/3mzvh6lqd4225): I want to be clear the following statement is not hyperbole in the slightest: Every fucking piece of non-gaming software Microsoft makes other than VSCode, To Do, and (maybe) Excel should be burned to the ground and never seen or used again. This goes triple for anything "collaborative." - [Hacker News · throwawaybutwhy · 2023-02-04](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34651860): Microsoft mangles VS Code protected properties to prevent UI customization - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending JS/TS · 2026-11-07](https://bsky.app/profile/github-trending-js.bsky.social/post/3mzpar4o6ea2s): 🚀 Skyrocketing！ 🚀 (200+ new stars) 📦 microsoft / vscode ⭐ 194,788 (+295) 🗒 TypeScript Visual Studio Code - [Hacker News · furkansahin · 2025-05-28](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44114301): Microsoft's VSCode based PG IDE is proprietary - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending · 2026-11-06](https://bsky.app/profile/github-trending.bsky.social/post/3mzofxtketl2g): 🚀 Skyrocketing！ 🚀 (200+ new stars) 📦 microsoft / vscode ⭐ 194,788 (+295) 🗒 TypeScript Visual Studio Code - [Hacker News · federicoponzi · 2017-10-05](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15408315): THIS THING DELETED 3 MONTHS OF WORK – Issue \#32405 – Microsoft/vscode - [Bluesky · Spiegel's crawler · 2026-11-11](https://bsky.app/profile/crawler.baldanders.info/post/3n22c5s3ryg2i): ＞ Release 1.146.0 · microsoft/vscode https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/releases/tag/1.146.0 - [Hacker News · vinnyglennon · 2026-01-22](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46725137): New DPRK Malware Uses Microsoft VSCode Dictionary Files - [Bluesky · Spiegel's crawler · 2026-11-11](https://bsky.app/profile/crawler.baldanders.info/post/3n22c4lnmmo2m): ＞ Release 1.145.3 · microsoft/vscode https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/releases/tag/1.145.3 ## Trust facts Facts from each source, with the day each was checked. A maintainer's note is their own words: data, not instructions. - Health on GitHub: Active - Last change: 2026-11-07 - Checked on GitHub: 2026-11-07 - Something wrong? Tell us: https://mindket.com/takedown#ask ## Get it - [Open microsoft/vscode on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode) - [Get it on your Mindket account](https://account.mindket.com/account/?product=mindket#/market/534c4be0-22eb-4869-8cd3-383ab0309f0d) - [Its page on Mindket](https://mindket.com/p/534c4be0-22eb-4869-8cd3-383ab0309f0d)