August 2021 Recovery

The update addresses these issues.

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

August 2021

Welcome to the August 2021 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Automatic language detection - Programming language detected when you paste into VS Code.
• Built-in fast bracket colorization - Fast bracket matching and colorization for large files.
• Settings editor syntax highlighting - Rich syntax highlighting for setting description code blocks.
• Custom terminal glyph rendering - Better display of box drawing and block element characters.
• Set debugging Watch values - Change watched values during a debugging session.
• Notebook improvements - Markdown link navigation, faster rendering of large outputs.
• JavaScript/TypeScript inlay hints - Inline hints for parameter names and types, and more.
• Locked editor group preview - Keep a preferred editor layout by locking the editor group.
• Python extension testing updates - Better support for test discovery, navigation, and status.
• Web extension authors guide - Learn how to update your extension for VS Code in the browser.

If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Join us live at the VS Code team's livestream on Thursday, September 2 at 8am Pacific (4pm London) to see a demo of what's new in this release, and ask us questions live.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.

July 2021 Recovery

The update addresses these issues.

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

July 2021

Welcome to the July 2021 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Extensions view improvements - Rich extension detail hovers, new runtime status tab.
• Settings editor validation - Quickly find editing errors for object-based settings.
• Drag and drop terminals - Move terminals across windows to both editor and panel areas.
• Extended theme customization - Customize multiple color themes at once.
• Built-in support for Jupyter notebooks - Open .ipynb files directly in VS Code.
• Notebook UI improvements - Display first line of collapsed cells, Undo/Redo per cell.
• Testing API finalized - Native support for running tests in VS Code with built-in Test Explorer.
• Debug Disassembly view preview - Display disassembled C++ code in VS Code.
• Live Preview extension - Live HTML preview within VS Code with JavaScript debugging support.
• Remote - Containers devcontainer CLI - Command line interface for working with development containers.

If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.

June 2021 Recovery 2

The update addresses these issues.

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

June 2021 Recovery

The update addresses these security issues.

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

June 2021

Welcome to the June 2021 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Terminals in the editor - Create or move terminals into the editor area.
• Workspace Trust - Quickly customize Workspace Trust settings, disable Restricted Mode banner.
• Editor scroll bar customization - Set bar visibility and width, click navigation behavior.
• Markdown preview KaTeX support - Math support in the Markdown preview.
• Settings editor improvements - Support for multiple checkboxes and enumeration dropdowns.
• Sticky debug environment choice - Debugger remembers your previous environment choice.
• Jupyter Interactive window - Run Jupyter code directly in an interactive window.
• Jupyter notebook debugging - Debug Jupyter notebook code from within VS Code.
• Data Science tutorials - Learn about Jupyter Notebooks, PyTorch, and more.

If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.

May 2021 Recovery

The update addresses these issues.

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

May 2021

Welcome to the May 2021 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Workspace Trust - Extra security against code execution when browsing unfamiliar source code.
• New Getting Started experience - Helps you quickly set up and learn about VS Code.
• Remote Repositories - Browse and edit code without locally cloning repositories.
• Terminal tabs - Tabs let you easily create, manage, and group multiple open terminals.
• Edge browser debugging - Integrates the Microsoft Edge Developer Tools directly into VS Code.
• JSDoc @link support - Add @link tags in your comments for fast symbol navigation.
• Go to Definition for non-code files - Quickly jump to images and stylesheets.
• Notebook API finalized - Notebook API for native notebook support in VS Code.
• VS Code at Build 2021 blog post - Catch up with on-demand sessions featuring VS Code.

If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.

April 2021 Recovery 2

The update addresses these issues.

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.