This tutorial will help you to install Visual Studio Code on macOS operating system using Homebrew.
For Mac OSX: There is a way to install Visual Studio Code through Brew-Cask. First, install 'Homebrew' from here. Now run following command and it will install latest Visual Studio Code on your Mac. $ brew cask install visual-studio-code. Above command should install Visual Studio Code and also set up the command-line calling of Visual Studio.
Step 1 – Prerequisites
Before starting the installation of Visual Studio Code editor using this tutorial you must have the following prerequisites
- Terminal: You must have Mac Terminal access and little knowledge about working with the terminal application.
- Homebrew: Homebrew is a popular package management tools used for installing most open-source software like Node. Here is the Homebrew installation tutorial
- 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.
- In case of a default installation (e.g.: under default applications folder) Try running. Sudo open /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app. After you make a save on a protected file it will ask you, then just hit overwrite it will prompt for your sudo password.
- Developing ASP.NET Core Applications on a Mac With Visual Studio Code ¶. Start Visual Studio Code; Tap File Open and navigate to your Empty ASP.NET Core app; From a Terminal / bash prompt, run dotnet restore to restore the project’s dependencies. Alternately, you can enter command shift p in Visual Studio Code and then type dot as shown. You can run commands directly from within Visual.
Step 2 – Install Visual Studio Code on macOS
First, fetch the latest version of homebrew and formula. Then tap the Caskroom/Cask repository from Github. After that search for the visual-studio-code package.
Then install Visual Studio Code by running the following command.
Wait for the installation complete
Step 3 – Launch Application
After completing the installation of Visual Studio Code, launch it on your macOS system. After that, you can add the required extensions for your application.
Studio video editing software. All done. Let’s start with the development.
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 theApplications
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 (⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+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. Apple office download.To manually add VS Code to your path, you can 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.Microsoft Visual Studio For Mac
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).
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 and you will often see mention of the File > Preferences menu group. On a macOS, the Preferences menu group is under Code, not File.
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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.'
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 Artoon 1 01 – create cartoons from snapshots and images. 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.