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microsoft/vscode is the Code - OSS repository where Microsoft and the community develop the foundation of Visual Studio Code. It covers editing, navigation, debugging, extension points, and the project's public planning process.
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Combine editing, code understanding, debugging, and extensions
The repository provides the editor foundation for source editing, navigation, code understanding, lightweight debugging, and integration with existing tools. Bundled extensions show how language grammars, snippets, and richer language features are separated.
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Use the repository to inspect and contribute upstream
It is the useful destination for tracking issues, feature requests, roadmaps, and monthly plans or for understanding the boundary between core behavior and extensions. Dev Container and Codespaces instructions support source development.
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Distinguish Code - OSS from the Visual Studio Code distribution
The repository source is MIT-licensed. Microsoft's Visual Studio Code distribution adds Microsoft-specific customizations and uses a separate product license. Do not assume the source repository and distributed binaries have identical redistribution terms.
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Official sources
- [1]microsoft/vscode — README(2026-09-12)
Supplemental curator note
Selected for its direct brand naming and clear division between the source repository and product website.
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- TypeScript
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GitHub Topics
- editor
- electron
- visual-studio-code
- typescript
- microsoft
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- Stars
- 192,043
- Forks
- 42,112
- Watchers
- 3,524
- Open issues
- 18,381
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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