Julia VSCode Documentation

NOTE: This documentation is currently being updated and revamped.

Julia for VSCode is a powerful, free IDE for the Julia language. Visual Studio Code is a powerful and customizable editor. With a completely live environment, Julia for VSCode aims to take the frustration and guesswork out of programming and put the fun back in. We build on Julia’s unique combination of ease-of-use and performance. Beginners and experts can build better software more quickly, and get to a result faster.

Installation/Updates

To install and download Julia, VS Code, and the Julia extension, see Installation and Configuration instructions.

Julia VSCode extension release features can be found on our Updates page.

Reporting Issues/Bugs/Discussions

If you have any issues with this setup, look up for a FAQ section first. If it doesn't help, please do report them on vscode.jl GitHub repository or at Julia Discourse under the Tooling ▶ VSCode category. We'll do our best to help you get going.

User Manual

The following pages are the user manual. These describe how to install and use the Julia extension on VSCode, along with answer questions most new users encounter.

• Running Code
• Julia Environments
• Code Navigation
• Editing Code
• Formatting Code
• Plot Gallery
• Data Grid
• Understanding Code
• Linter
• Tasks
• Debugging
• Compiling Sysimages
• Julia Markdown Documents
• Remote Development
• Settings