At a glance
- Visual Studio Code is listed under Code editing, alongside BBEdit, Devin Desktop and Nova.
- Visual Studio Code is available on Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.
- Visual Studio Code works with Claude and Codex.
- Visual Studio Code's main features: Code editing, Agent collaboration, Multi-agent orchestration, Model choice, Extensions.
- We haven't confirmed whether Visual Studio Code has a free plan or a public API.
Facts from code.visualstudio.com, checked November 14, 2026.
The summary writes itself once 5 people have reviewed this tool.
It's built only from what reviewers say: who it's best for, who should think twice, and what comes up again and again.

