You’ll need to restart VS Code when you install a new extension for it to take effect. Or, you can use the Command Palette to install extensions (all at the same time) by typing cmd + shift + p (OSX) or ctrl + shift + p (Windows, Linux), then type “Install extensions” and select Extensions: Install Extensions. You can also browse and install extensions by clicking on the Extensions tab in the Activity Bar at the top of the VS Code home page.

Simply type cmd + shift + x (on a Mac) or ctrl + shift + x (on a PC) to bring up the View: Extensions panel, then click on the Install button to install the Visual Studio Code extension you want. These include support for Emmet, an integrated terminal, IntelliSense for a bunch of different languages out-of-the-box (JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, Less, and Sass), as well as version control support.īrowsing and installing extensions from within Visual Studio Code is pretty easy.

You should note that Visual Studio Code has a lot of built-in support for many of the widely used extensions, plugins or packages found in other editors. Installing Visual Studio Code extensions.

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