April 2024

Welcome to the April 2024 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Preview Markdown images & videos - Hover over a link to preview images & videos in Markdown.
• Enhanced branch switching - Restore open editors seamlessly when switching between branches.
• Middle-click paste support - Paste text quickly in the terminal using a mouse middle-click.
• WSL over Remote - SSH - Use WSL when connected to a remote machine via Remote - SSH.
• Accessible View - Navigate through comments, chat code blocks & terminal commands from the Accessible View.
• Keyboard shortcuts for UI actions - Customize keybindings for UI actions directly with a right-click.
• Quick Search - Search for text across your workspace with Quick Search.
• AI-powered rename suggestions - Get intelligent rename suggestions in the editor with Copilot.
• Copilot content exclusion - Exclude files from being used in the Copilot context.
• Local workspace extension - Include and install extensions directly in your workspace.

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.

March 2024 Recovery 1

The update addresses these issues.

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

March 2024

Welcome to the March 2024 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Apply custom editor labels - Distinguish between editors with same file names.
• Locked scrolling - Compare editors side-by-side with synchronized scrolling.
• Extension update improvements - Restart extensions without reload & update extensions with VS Code releases.
• Test Coverage API - Native code coverage support in VS Code.
• Folding markers in minimap - Easily identify and navigate to code sections from minimap.
• Quick Search improvements - Sticky file path separators and separator buttons.
• Notebook Run cells in section - Quickly run all cells in a notebook section.
• Copilot improvements - Improved inline chat UI, commit messages, and used references.
• Python auto-detect improvements - Detect startup files for Flask & Django, discover Hatch environments.
• Preview: Terminal inline chat - Start a Copilot inline chat conversation directly from the terminal.

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.

February 2024 Recovery 2

The update addresses these issues.

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

February 2024 Recovery 1

The update addresses these issues.

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

February 2024

Welcome to the February 2024 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Voice dictation in editor - Use your voice to dictate directly in the editor.
• Multi-cursor inline suggestions - Review and accept inline suggestions for multiple cursors.
• Copilot-powered rename suggestions - Get rename suggestions for symbols from Copilot.
• Side-by-side preview refactoring - Preview refactorings across files with multi diff editor.
• Smarter Python imports - Improvements for adding missing Python imports.
• Sticky scroll in editor - Sticky scroll is enabled by default in the editor.
• Multi-language support for speech - Multiple languages supported for speech recognition.
• Copilot suggestions for dev containers - Get template and feature suggestions for dev container configurations.

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.

January 2024 Recovery 2

The update addresses these issues.

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

January 2024 Recovery 1

The update addresses these issues.

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

January 2024

Welcome to the January 2024 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Per-window zoom levels - Adjust the zoom level for each window independently.
• Hey Code voice command - Start a chat session with a voice command.
• Multi-file diff editor - Quickly review diffs across multiple files in the diff editor.
• Triggered breakpoints - Efficient debugging with breakpoint dependencies.
• Expanded Sticky Scroll support - Sticky Scroll in tree views and notebooks.
• Markdown paste options - Rich paste support for links, video, and audio elements.
• Flexible Auto Save options - Skip Auto Save on errors or save only for specific file types.
• Source Control input - Customize commit input and per-language editor settings.
• Extension notifications - Fine-grained control for disabling notifications per extension.
• GitHub Copilot updates - Improved default context, add file as context, AI fixes.

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.

November 2023 Recovery 2

The update addresses these issues.

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