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Installing Extensions |
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Installing Visual Studio Code Extensions |
4/14/2016 |
Learn how to install Visual Studio Code extensions (plug-ins) from the public Marketplace, shared with other developers or privately on your own machine. |
VS Code looks for extensions under your extensions folder .vscode/extensions. Depending on your platform it is located:
- Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions - Mac
~/.vscode/extensions - Linux
~/.vscode/extensions
If you want to load your extension or customization each time VS Code runs, copy your project to a new folder under .vscode/extensions. For example: ~/.vscode/extensions/myextension.
If you want to share your extension or customization with others privately, you can simply send them a copy of the output from the generator and ask them to add it under their .vscode/extensions folder. Alternatively, package your extension using the vsce publishing tool by running vsce package and send them the .vsix file.
You can manually install an VS Code extension packaged in a .vsix file. Simply install using the VS Code command line providing the path to the .vsix file.
code myextension.vsix
The extension will be installed under your user .vscode/extensions folder. You may provide multiple .vsix files on the command line to install multiple extensions at once.
You can also install a .vsix by opening the file from within VS Code. Run File > Open File... or kb(workbench.action.files.openFile) and select the extension .vsix.
If you want to share your extension with others in the VS Code Extension Marketplace, you can use the vsce publishing tool to package it up and submit it.
- Extension Marketplace - Learn more about VS Code's public extension Marketplace.
- Publishing Extensions - Learn how to package and publish your extensions.