Download Visual Studio Code 1.88.0

Visual Studio Code is an open source code editor with support for IntelliSense, debugging, Git and code snippets. Downloads are available for Windows, Linux and macOS. Support for common scripting and programming languages ​​is present and it can also be done via extensions to be expanded. Microsoft has released version 1.88.0 and although it is already April, this version is still offered as the March release. Detailed information about this release is available this page to find. This is the announcement:

March 2024 (version 1.88)

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.