Visual Studio Code
Microsoft's source-code editor and extension host.
Key features
- Agents plan tasks, write code, and debug
- Run multi-agent workflows on Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Agents edit code, run commands, and iterate until done
- Validate a feature live in the integrated browser
- A cloud agent can open a pull request
- Category
- AI Coding
- Who it's for
- People writing code with AI agents, including teams.
- Tags
- editorcode-editorcoding-agentagent-frameworkworkflow-automationhosting
- Website
- code.visualstudio.com
- Listed
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
Is Visual Studio Code free?
Yes. Visual Studio Code is open source and free to use.
What is Visual Studio Code used for?
Microsoft's source-code editor and extension host. Typical uses: agents plan tasks, write code, and debug; run multi-agent workflows on Linux, macOS, and Windows; agents edit code, run commands, and iterate until done.
What are the best Visual Studio Code alternatives?
Alternatives in the same category include Cursor, Kilo, Cline, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode.
Related in AI Coding
See all →- Augment Code AI coding assistant aimed at large codebases.
- Cline Open-source coding agent that runs in the editor.
- Cody Sourcegraph's coding assistant for the editor.
- Continue Open-source autopilot for VS Code and JetBrains.
- Cursor AI code editor with agent mode, based on VS Code.
- GitHub Copilot GitHub's AI pair programmer for the editor, CLI, and pull requests.
