diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10d3c681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "launch-browser",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "windows": {
+                "command": "${command:workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence}",
+                "args": [
+                {
+                    "text": "start http://localhost:8000\n" // For Windows
+                }
+                ],
+                "problemMatcher": []
+            },
+            "linux": {
+                "command": "/bin/bash",
+                "args": [
+                    "-c",
+                    "if grep -q microsoft /proc/version; then powershell.exe Start-Process http://localhost:8000; else xdg-open http://localhost:8000; fi"
+                  ],
+                "problemMatcher": []
+            },
+            "osx": {
+                "command": "open http://localhost:8000", // For macOS
+                "problemMatcher": []
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "php-server",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "PHP_CLI_SERVER_WORKERS=2 php -S localhost:8000",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "launch-browser"
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1fe7caa4..2d0f669a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ Spawn at least two workers:
 PHP_CLI_SERVER_WORKERS=2 php -S localhost:8000
 ```
 
+For convenience when using VSCode, a `tasks.json` has been defined so that you can simply type <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>SHIFT</kbd>+<kbd>B</kbd> (<kbd>CMD</kbd>+<kbd>SHIFT</kbd>+<kbd>B</kbd> on MacOS) to start the PHP builtin server and open the browser.
+
 # Translations
 
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