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TLDR

A curated list of the best VS Code extensions, themes, and resources to enhance your code editor with productivity tools, language support, and visual customization.

Mindmap

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    What it does
      Curated extensions
      Themes and icons
      Language support
    Categories
      Productivity tools
      Formatting tools
      Developer resources
    Use cases
      Discover extensions
      Find language support
      Customize appearance
    Audience
      New VS Code users
      Experienced developers
      Code editor switchers

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find the best VS Code extensions for your programming language or workflow without wasting time testing dozens of options.

USE CASE 2

Discover productivity tools like Git integrations, REST clients, and task trackers recommended by experienced developers.

USE CASE 3

Browse curated color themes and icon sets to customize your editor's appearance.

USE CASE 4

Learn which extensions other developers switched to when migrating from other code editors to VS Code.

Tech stack

VS CodeJavaScript

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
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In plain English

Awesome VS Code is a curated reference list of extensions, themes, and resources for Visual Studio Code, one of the most popular free code editors. It is not software you run; it is a community-maintained document that helps you discover useful add-ons for VS Code. VS Code on its own is a capable editor, but much of its power comes from extensions, small plug-ins that add features like syntax highlighting for new languages, linters (tools that check your code for errors as you type), debuggers, productivity shortcuts, and visual themes. The challenge is that thousands of extensions exist and it can be hard to know which ones are worth installing. This list solves that by hand-picking and organizing the ones the community considers most useful. The README is structured as a long table of contents covering categories like language support (Bash, C++, Go, JavaScript, Python, Rust, and many others), productivity tools (Git integrations, file managers, REST clients, task trackers), formatting and code beautification tools, icon sets, and color themes. There are also sections for developers migrating to VS Code from other editors. The list is hosted as a static document on GitHub and is open for community contributions. It is useful for anyone who has recently started using VS Code and wants to know what extensions experienced developers rely on, or for seasoned VS Code users looking to discover tools they may have missed. The full README is longer than what was provided.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm new to VS Code. What are the most essential extensions I should install first for Python development?
Prompt 2
Show me the best VS Code extensions for Git workflow and version control from the awesome-vscode list.
Prompt 3
What color themes and icon sets does the awesome-vscode community recommend for a dark mode setup?
Prompt 4
I'm switching from Sublime Text to VS Code. What extensions should I install to replicate my old workflow?
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