Download Visual Studio Code Macos

02-05-2021

Download Visual Studio Code Macos

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Download Visual Studio Code for macOS. Open the browser's download list and locate the downloaded archive. Select the 'magnifying glass' icon to open the archive in Finder. Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the macOS Launchpad.
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One of my dev machines is still running Mac OS X 10.9.5 and needs to remain on that OS. I've had Visual Studio Code running on it for some time and recently the software auto-updated to a version that requires 10.10. Needless to say, the software now longer runs on the machine.

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The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a new no-cost long-term supported distribution and Microsoft's new way to collaborate and contribute to the Java ecosystem.

OpenJDK 11 Preview

This is a preview release, we do not recommend its use in production environments.

Platform	Type	Download Link	Checksum (SHA256)	Sig File
Linux x64	tar.gz	microsoft-jdk-11.0.11.9.1-linux-x64.tar.gz	5f28bf80fc63e5706e798aad649104cc2dbfa68cb606ee15241353ec083d25c0	Download
Linux x64	debugsymbols	microsoft-debugsymbols-11.0.11.9.1-linux-x64.tar.gz	a8ae27a61e00a0178f0e13381424b762a3a380e0f528e21f000e8857b87f5ea0	n/a
macOS x64	tar.gz	microsoft-jdk-11.0.11.9.1-macOS-x64.tar.gz	eee723e69717e18c9a2094a1d7a0ee2ab29f38e5ec5fec623bfde1b626827cf5	Download
macOS x64	pkg	microsoft-jdk-11.0.11.9.1-macos-x64.pkg	3f378080a74bce8687a36978d4093b7a585011a527d84e867aa990a9b69e0301	n/a
macOS x64	debugsymbols	microsoft-debugsymbols-11.0.11.9.1-macos-x64.tar.gz	bc741ba6ae9600ae14291e8a40072e0dcd786dc85994467d81d049bae3bbadaf	n/a
Windows x64	zip	microsoft-jdk-11.0.11.9.1-windows-x64.zip	84a582be2dc3b847e07dc3b10197f74774d71537bd1ddc6b9451e487de1f5cb7	Download
Windows x64	msi	microsoft-jdk-11.0.11.9.1-windows-x64.msi	cfbcd0a8c8e983b0ddd94d49476c25cc0b47f7d2289f3fd554cc0a95e5cfe6dd	n/a
Windows x64	debugsymbols	microsoft-debugsymbols-11.0.11.9.1-windows-x64.zip	f7fa31d5d3f013d4a1df5c4aa212ef5dda1a3c6882a1ad72852514b790e62be7	n/a
All	sourcecode	jdk11u.tar.gz	622e1824df4afbff7ca0865eec019de5c2f75339e1ea4128715d55fe3ce83710	n/a

The public key to verify the SIGNATURE file can be downloaded here.

Other Downloads

Linux Packages (RPM and DEB files) are available at packages.microsoft.com.

Please see the Linux Installer guide for how to get started.

Container Images

Container images are coming soon

Release Notes

Microsoft Specific Enhancements:

New Trust Stores: Microsoft Build of OpenJDK now contains the same CA certificates as Mozilla Firefox

OpenJDK 16 EA for AArch64 / ARM64

This is an early-access release, we do not recommend its use in production environments.

Platform	Type	Download Link	Checksum (SHA256)	Sig File
Linux AArch64 / ARM64	tar.gz	microsoft-jdk-16.0.1.9.1-linux-aarch64.tar.gz	72a80321714888de6bdbf60ac321eaf3f4f199c195895a268a501409be826a62	Download
Linux AArch64 / ARM64	debugsymbols	microsoft-debugsymbols-16.0.1.9.1-linux-aarch64.tar.gz	ff2e7b01e5c26043cb536adebca2ad2ee0a8177d2bb0eb6d4967270cc598933f	n/a
Windows AArch64 / ARM64	zip	microsoft-jdk-16.0.1.9.1-windows-aarch64.zip	803aa1fb62007cb805054fcc72ff90742197f38ef30ee7a2fcf682a08814d376	Download
Windows AArch64 / ARM64	msi	microsoft-jdk-16.0.1.9.1-windows-aarch64.msi	712554b5d235c2730f258fabdd863bae4969d96289a72d8370bdc68f61087a44	n/a
Windows AArch64 / ARM64	debugsymbols	microsoft-debugsymbols-16.0.1.9.1-windows-aarch64.zip	d6a010c0cadb150f054b75151bd20ae1180432ee7b568c919c4fe827e9d796eb	n/a
All	sourcecode	jdk16u.tar.gz	cd96c99c0afa339121eceaad717855150d3c70c50b356c02dd726b26c1d03c8c	n/a

The public key to verify the SIGNATURE file can be downloaded here.

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Installation

Download Visual Studio Code for macOS.
Open the browser's download list and locate the downloaded archive.
Select the 'magnifying glass' icon to open the archive in Finder.
Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the macOS Launchpad.
Add VS Code to your Dock by right-clicking on the icon to bring up the context menu and choosing Options, Keep in Dock.

Launching from the command line

You can also run VS Code from the terminal by typing 'code' after adding it to the path:

Launch VS Code.
Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and type 'shell command' to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

Restart the terminal for the new $PATH value to take effect. You'll be able to type 'code .' in any folder to start editing files in that folder.

Note: If you still have the old code alias in your .bash_profile (or equivalent) from an early VS Code version, remove it and replace it by executing the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

Alternative manual instructions

Instead of running the command above, you can manually add VS Code to your path, to do so run the following commands:

Start a new terminal to pick up your .bash_profile changes.

Note: The leading slash is required to prevent $PATH from expanding during the concatenation. Remove the leading slash if you want to run the export command directly in a terminal.

Note: Since zsh became the default shell in macOS Catalina, run the following commands to add VS Code to your path:

Touch Bar support

Out of the box VS Code adds actions to navigate in editor history as well as the full Debug tool bar to control the debugger on your Touch Bar:

Mojave privacy protections

After upgrading to macOS Mojave version, you may see dialogs saying 'Visual Studio Code would like to access your {calendar/contacts/photos}.' This is due to the new privacy protections in Mojave and is not specific to VS Code. The same dialogs may be displayed when running other applications as well. The dialog is shown once for each type of personal data and it is fine to choose Don't Allow since VS Code does not need access to those folders. You can read a more detailed explanation in this blog post.

Updates

VS Code ships monthly releases and supports auto-update when a new release is available. If you're prompted by VS Code, accept the newest update and it will get installed (you won't need to do anything else to get the latest bits).

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Note: You can disable auto-update if you prefer to update VS Code on your own schedule.

Preferences menu

You can configure VS Code through settings, color themes, and custom keybindings available through the Code > Preferences menu group.

You may see mention of File > Preferences in documentation, which is the Preferences menu group location on Windows and Linux. On a macOS, the Preferences menu group is under Code, not File.

Next steps

Once you have installed VS Code, these topics will help you learn more about VS Code:

Additional Components - Learn how to install Git, Node.js, TypeScript, and tools like Yeoman.
User Interface - A quick orientation around VS Code.
User/Workspace Settings - Learn how to configure VS Code to your preferences settings.

Common questions

Why do I see 'Visual Studio Code would like access to your calendar.'

Macos Code Editor

If you are running macOS Mojave version, you may see dialogs saying 'Visual Studio Code would like to access your {calendar/contacts/photos}.' This is due to the new privacy protections in Mojave discussed above. It is fine to choose Don't Allow since VS Code does not need access to those folders.

VS Code fails to update

If VS Code doesn't update once it restarts, it might be set under quarantine by macOS. Follow the steps in this issue for resolution.