Visual Studio Code Reviews & Product Details

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free, lightweight, and powerful source code editor developed by Microsoft, compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. It offers a rich set of features, including debugging support, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, code refactoring, and built-in Git integration. Users can customize the editor by changing themes, keyboard shortcuts, and preferences, as well as by installing extensions to enhance functionality. VS Code supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, making it a versatile tool for developers. Key Features and Functionality: - Debugging: Built-in debugger with support for various programming languages, allowing developers to set breakpoints, inspect variables, and step through code. - Syntax Highlighting and IntelliSense: Provides syntax highlighting and intelligent code completion for numerous languages, enhancing code readability and productivity. - Integrated Git Control: Seamless Git integration enables users to manage version control directly within the editor. - Extensions and Customization: A vast marketplace of extensions allows users to add new languages, debuggers, and tools, tailoring the editor to their specific needs. - Integrated Terminal: Built-in terminal supports various shells, enabling command-line operations without leaving the editor. Primary Value and User Solutions: Visual Studio Code streamlines the development process by combining a robust set of features with a user-friendly interface. Its cross-platform compatibility and extensive extension ecosystem cater to a diverse developer community, supporting a wide array of programming languages and frameworks. By integrating essential tools like debugging, version control, and terminal access into a single environment, VS Code enhances productivity and efficiency, reducing the need to switch between multiple applications. Its customizable nature allows developers to tailor the editor to their workflows, addressing the unique challenges they face in software development.

Seller

Microsoft

Discussions

Visual Studio Code Community

Languages Supported

English

Overview by

sam jain (Student at JECRC University)

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

View More Pricing Information

Top-Rated Alternatives

View All Alternatives

Visual Studio Code Integrations

(59)

Integration information sourced from real user reviews.

1Password

Amazon EC2

Amazon Q Developer

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

Android Studio

Antigravity AI Directory

AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)

Github Package Registry

GitLab

GitLens

Google Cloud BigTable

Google Cloud Console

Google Cloud Terraform on Google Cloud

Microsoft Power Pages

Microsoft SQL Server

MySQL

OpenJDK 8 (Java 8) on Ubuntu 18

Visual Studio Code Media

Visual+Studio+Code+Screen+Shot+1.png

Visual+Studio+Code+Screen+Shot.png

Visual+Studio+Code+Screen+Shot+2.png

G2 reviews are authentic and verified.

Here's how.

Krunal B.

Web developer

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/6/2022

"Versatile Integrated Development Environment for Developers"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

1) Good debugger and error detector.

2) Provide all kinds of free extensions that are very helpful for development.

3) Well integrated with Git, Azure, etc.

4) You can code across most programming languages.

5) Great User Interface with various theme options.

6) Auto suggestions while coding is the best thing I like the most. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

1) Visual Studio is a bit resource-heavy due to the advanced feature.

2) It has so many features that beginners can face problems and have to search about how to use that feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shiva Shankara V.

Advanced Application Engineering Senior Analyst

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/27/2023

"Cool and Pretty Handy"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Its Effectiveness with integration with Visual Studio helps a lot in build, deploy, debugging etc., making it easier to handle multiple services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I dont have any dislikes with this as of now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yash W.

RPA Intern

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/14/2022

"Best all-in-one code editor to exist"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

From my use till now, I think VS code has never been left out of any features. It is filled with features that a developer needs. Thanks to the features of adding extensions which really help users to integrate hundreds of 3rd party tools. They have an amazing and always helping the community. The UI is simple and straightforward. Also, they have very good documentation and support for mostly all languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes, compilers face tough issues when checking multi-language code, identifying errors, and highlighting code that should not be highlighted. Also, there are situations when the compilers crash. There's a scope for improvement in the live share features. Also, beginners face difficulty to install a compiler on the VS Code and its integrations. It would be great if VS Code could just ask the user to tick all the 3rd party services and compilers that the user wants and then VS Code could do that for the user. That would save so much time and efforts of the user to integrate it with VS Code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Everything you need as a developer to write code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

VS Code has helped developers a lot in being all-in-one code compiler and code writer. The extensions have helped a lot in making work easy and increasing productivity. Its timeline features have helped a lot in getting the previous version of the code as it records code changes for every save. Also, the live share has helped to collaborate with other developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bimsara P.

Member

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/9/2023

"VS code for remote ssh work"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Remote explorer extension is so useful. You can maintain a whole codebase with vs code but it's super lightweight and the the extensions are super useful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I don't like that the ssh connections disabling when the machine sleeps for a few mins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Medical Devices

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/6/2023

"Powerful code editor packed with a lot of features and a mature extensions ecosystem"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is light-weight, highly customizable, and very well extensible with its extensions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Might be challenging to get deeper and more language-specific features (as compared to the other focussed editors) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Apurv D.

Associate Consultant

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/25/2022

"An amazing lightweight and easy to use code editor"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio code has a straightforward and easy-to-use interface that makes it fast and responsive. Thousands of plugins are available, making it very useful even when you use multiple programming languages and frameworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The trust file pop-up can be annoying sometimes and the linters don't work as expected highlighting issues which don't really cause errors after compiling. The linter issue might be a problem with the plugins though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Isaias J.

desarrollador de software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/8/2022

"facilitate software development"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like the extensions that can be added to your workspace; they make your work easier, whether with shortcuts or with functionalities that are added to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes extensions stop working and you have to restart Visual Studio Code, this can make you lose time restarting the environment, for new users it is difficult to adapt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankshuk R.

Specialist Programmer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/10/2022

"All In one Editor and More ..."

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code is known for its wide variety of plugins. As a full-stack developer, I mostly use VSCode for front-end development purposes. It has a great way of formatting code and for HTML page design It has a great plugin called Live-Server which displays the page right away on your Browser. Apart from Frontend development, vscode can also be used for coding and practice of Competitive coding as It has minimal setup requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

VSCode however is not helpful while doing java spring boot development for which we may use Eclipse or Intellij platforms that comes with a great setup for Application development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

Visual Studio Code solves the problem of having a bulky IDE for running simple one-pager codes. If we need one HTML page to be developed or a simple python script to be run, we do not require to set up a project on an IDE.

Also, a built-in live server helps a lot for front-end development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maulik G.

Founder, CTO

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/6/2022

"Best free and open source code editor for Javascript"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like inbuilt typescript support and ability to install from many extensions. Github copilot is nicely integrated with vscode. Can also connect with remote servers easily to develop remotely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Some extensions have bugs in which Javascript engine breaks and type and error checking breaks. Third party extensions often have some bugs which is annoying Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/29/2022

"Visual Studio Code has been a fantastic tool for personal & work projects!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The best thing about Visual Studio code is that you can easily add extensions to eliminate and minimize redundant steps once you're in your workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I would have to say my least favorite thing about Visual Studio Code is that there could be more support for front-end devs. I think this tool could benefit from integrating designs directly from Adobe Creative Suite (similar to brackets) to help minimize the tools that a front-end dev would need to develop an app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.