Visual Studio Code for Mac is a free, open-source modern lightweight code editor that supports features like syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, customizable hotkeys, bracket matching, code snippets, code comparison (Diff), and Git integration. Optimized for web and cloud application development.
Software Features
The editor interface of VSC retains the classic Microsoft Visual Studio style, offering a familiar experience to those accustomed to it. It supports a wide range of programming languages and syntaxes, including C++, Jade, PHP, Python, XML, Batch, F#, DockerFile, CoffeeScript, Java, Handlebars, R, Objective-C, PowerShell, Lua, Visual Basic, Markdown, JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, LESS, SASS, and C#. TypeScript is also supported.
Based on practical testing, VS Code boasts rapid startup and file opening speeds, handling large files smoothly and nearly instantaneously. This performance surpasses that of Atom, Sublime Text, and others, making it an attractive choice for efficiency-focused users.