Visual Studio Code ships by default with English as the display language and other languages rely on Language Pack extensions available from the Marketplace.
VS Code detects the operating system’s UI language and prompts you to install the appropriate Language Pack, if available on the Marketplace. Below is an example recommending a Simplified Chinese Language Pack:
After installing the Language Pack extension and following the prompt to restart, VS Code uses the Language Pack matching your operating system’s UI language.
Note: This article explains how to change the display language in the VS Code UI via Language Packs such as French or Chinese. If you want to add programming language support, for example for C++ or Java, refer to the Programming Languages section of the documentation.
Changing the Display Language
You can also override the default UI language by explicitly setting the VS Code display language using the Configure Display Language command.
Press ⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P) to bring up the Command Palette then start typing «display» to filter and display the Configure Display Language command.
Press Enter and a list of available languages by locale is displayed, with the active (current) language highlighted.
Select another language to change the display language. If the Language Pack is not yet installed, VS Code installs it. You are prompted to restart when you select a different display language.
The Configure Display Language command writes to the Runtime Configuration Arguments file argv.json in your user VS Code folder (.vscode).
The display language can also be changed by editing the argv.json file directly (Preferences: Configure Runtime Arguments) and restarting VS Code.
Available locales
| Display Language | Locale |
|---|---|
| English (US) | en |
| Simplified Chinese | zh-cn |
| Traditional Chinese | zh-tw |
| French | fr |
| German | de |
| Italian | it |
| Spanish | es |
| Japanese | ja |
| Korean | ko |
| Russian | ru |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pt-br |
| Turkish | tr |
| Polish | pl |
| Czech | cs |
| Hungarian | hu |
Marketplace Language Packs
As described above, VS Code ships with English as the default display language, but other languages are available through Marketplace Language Packs.
You can also search for Language Packs in the Extensions view (⇧⌘X (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+X)) by typing the language you are looking for along with category:"Language Packs".
You can have multiple Language Packs installed and select the current display language with the Configure Display Language command.
Setting the Language
If you want to use a specific language for a VS Code session, you can use the command-line switch --locale to specify a locale when you launch VS Code.
Below is an example of using the --locale command-line switch to set the VS Code display language to French:
code . --locale=fr
Note: You must have the appropriate Language Pack installed for the language you specify with the command-line switch. If the matching Language Pack is not installed, VS Code will display English.
Common questions
Unable to write to file because the file is dirty
This notification may mean that your argv.json file wasn’t saved after a previous change. Check if there are any errors in the file (Preferences: Configure Runtime Arguments), make sure the file is saved, and try to install the Language Pack again.
Can I contribute to a language pack’s translations?
Yes, the Visual Studio Code Community Localization Project is open to anyone, where contributors can provide new translations, vote on existing translations, or suggest process improvements.
How can I enable a programming language like Python?
Refer to the Programming Languages section to learn how to install support for programming languages, such as PHP, Python, and Java.
05/08/2025
win95 Theme for Visual Studio Code
Description
Revive the nostalgic charm of Windows 95 with this theme for Visual Studio Code. The theme offers a familiar interface combined with modern usability and code readability enhancements.
Features
- Gray Background: Enjoy a clean canvas with a light gray background reminiscent of the classic Windows interface.
- High Contrast Text: Dark gray text ensures excellent contrast for improved readability.
- Selection Highlight: Nostalgic light blue selection color for a touch of the past.
- Distinct Syntax Highlighting: Keywords, strings, numbers, and more are highlighted for easy identification.
- Subtle Element Differentiation: Brackets, operators, and punctuation marks are styled for recognition without distraction.
- Error, Warning, and Info Messages: Quickly spot and address issues with color-coded messages.
Installation
- Launch Visual Studio Code.
- Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X).
- Search for «win95».
- Click Install to apply the theme.
How to Use
- Open Visual Studio Code.
- Press
Ctrl+,to open the settings. - In the settings, locate «Color Theme» and select «win95» from the dropdown menu.
Feedback and Contributions
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please submit an issue or create a pull request on the GitHub repository.
License
This theme is licensed under the MIT License.
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) — это лёгкий бесплатный редактор исходного кода на русском языке, ориентированный на разработку веб и облачных приложений, с поддержкой синтаксиса, автозавершения и навигации по коду большинства современных языков программирования. Встроенный отладчик, средства рефакторинга кода, поддержка Git и других систем контроля версий, гибкая настройка и хранение конфигурации в файлах, а так же несколько тысяч расширений делают Visual Studio Code удобным для использования как начинающими программистами, так и профессионалами, привыкшими к кастомизации редактора под собственные нужды в зависимости от текущего проекта.
Изначально сделав ставку на модульную структуру, Microsoft дало пользователям возможность расширять функциональные возможности Visual Studio Code с помощью установки расширений. Именно расширения привносят в редактор поддержку новых языков программирования, устанавливают различные отладчики, обеспечивают подключение к различным службам и изменяют интерфейс с помощью тем. Например, расширение Live Server даёт возможность запустить локальный сервер для тестирования статических и динамических страниц без использования сторонних приложений.
Написание кода значительно упрощает фирменная технология IntelliSense, кроме проверки синтаксиса обеспечивающая на основе задекларированных функций и подключённых модулей интеллектуальное завершение ввода. VS Code имеет все необходимые инструменты отладки и дебаггинга, включая точки останова, стек вызовов и интерактивную консоль. Поддержка технологии Azure упрощает создание облачных приложений, а Extension API — написание расширений.
Анонс Visual Studio Code состоялся в 2015 году, без промедления компания Microsoft выкатила тестовую бета-версию под свободной лицензией, а уже в 2016 году состоялся релиз редактора. В 2021 году партнёром по разработке стала компания Adobe, которая объявила о завершении поддержки собственного редактора кода Brackets и разместила ссылку по которой можно бесплатно скачать Visual Studio Code с официального сайта.
Часто пользователи задают вопрос, как скачать Visual Studio Code на русском языке. Как и большинство других возможностей, русификация редактора делается с помощью установки соответствующего расширения под названием Russian Language Pack. Далее приводится подробная инструкция по его установке.
- Запустите редактор и откройте меню File → Preferences → Extensions
- В строке поиска введите название расширения Russian Language Pack
- Нажмите на кнопку Install у расширения Russian Language Pack
- После окончания установки нажмите на кнопку Restart во всплывающем окне для переключения интерфейса Visual Studio Code на русский язык.
Which is the best source code editor available right now? Without no doubt, we can say that it’s Visual Studio code or simply VS code. VS Code is an open-source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS platforms. Here we discuss the steps to install Visual Studio Code or VS code on Windows 10.
It has built-in support for TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and almost all programing language/library/framework based plugins are available in VS studio right now. Debugging, embedded Git control, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, etc. are some of the other features.
VS code Insiders
VS code insiders edition is nothing but the beta version of VS code. That is we get the latest features and bug fixes in VS code insiders edition first. But it needs to pay attention that the new features may be unstable and have bugs in it.
This version allows us to test the new features, extensions and we can also report the issues/bugs in it.
It won’t allow us to upgrade from VS code Insiders to VS code stable easily. We need to install the VS code stable version separately.
We can also install both VS code and VS code insiders edition in our system if we prefer.
Here we are going to install the stable version of VS code on our Windows system.
We can download and install VS code from the official website. Here we are going to see the each steps of installation with explanation.
1. Download the Setup File
VS code can be simply installed on Windows 10 with the setup file. So we need to download the setup file from the official website.
https://code.visualstudio.com/
After opening the website, click on the Download for Windows button. This will download the VS code Setup Wizard on our system as an EXE file.
2. Run the VS code Setup Wizard
So the VS code Setup Wizard is downloaded successfully and we need to run it. Run the file by referring to the screenshots provided below.
2.1 Close All Other Applications
At first, it recommends that we need to close all other applications before the VS code installation starts. It is not mandatory.
2.2 Accept the License Agreement
In this step, read the license agreement and choose whether we accept it or not. But the installation continues only after we accept the agreement.
2.3 Select the Installation Location
Choose the location in our system to install the VS Code. If we are not bothering about the location, go with the default location. But, at least 203.4 MB of free disk space is required in the selected location.
2.4 Placing the Shortcuts
As a default, the VS code shortcut will be placed in the Start Menu folder. We can change the destination or skip creating shortcuts.
2.5 Selecting Additional Tasks
We get a bunch of additional tasks to be performed before the installation begins. Choose tasks we prefer and continue.
2.6 Install VS code on Windows 10
So we have set up everything and the VS code can be installed on our Windows 10 system now.
2.7 Finish and Launch
After the successful installation, we can launch the VS code on our system.
Summary
Here we discussed the steps of downloading the VS code from the official website and installing it on Windows 10. This article also explains each step of installation.
Here we will show how to download the Microsoft portable Visual Studio code files and use them on Windows 11/10 or Linux using a USB drive without installing.
Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source code editor that comes with many useful features for developers for developing and debugging modern cloud and web applications. Although it is developed by Microsoft for Windows, also available for Linux and macOS and comes with everything you need for software development.
As per Microsoft, the Visual Studio code escalates the development of applications using ASP.NET Framework and Node-based applications. Website creation with HTML, CSS, JSON, LESS, SASS, PHP JavaScript, and other technologies is quite easy. Your project can be created as a Git repository.
Unlike Visual Studio and Eclipse, the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) does not work with project files, but at the file and folder level. What we have to do is open a file or folder to start development. VS Code interprets the project files as defined by the various frameworks and platforms.
For example, if a folder contains a Node.js package JSON file, VS Code uses the information it contains to provide project and platform-specific features such as matching autocomplete. TypeScript projects require an extension.
The VS code is available in the installation formation, however, if you are a coder and developing applications using multiple systems, such as home or office, then you don’t need to install it. Even we can use our friend’s systems to develop apps without installing Visual Studio Code because it is available in a portable format. We can download Visual Studio code portable zipped file from its official website and after that just extract it to any system you want.
Here we will show how to download the portable Visual Studio code files to use them without installing them.
#First, we will show how to use it for Windows 11/10/8/7
Install and Run Visual Studio code portable on Windows and Linux
- Go to the official Microsoft Visual Studio code website to download the portable version. Click on the Download page, here is the link (for convenience).
- Instead of downloading a regular executable file, click on the Zip (32 or 64-bit as per your system) available to download for Windows. For Linux systems, one can download the .tar.gz version of the VS code.
- After downloading, either extract it directly on the system where you want to use it or in the USB drive.
- Now, inside the extracted folder of Visual Studio code, create a folder named “data“.
- This data folder will be used by the VS code portable to store all sessions, extensions, preferences, code data, etc. Furthermore, you can also copy any Windows or Linux-installed VS code data folder to start with your previous sessions. Of course, related files or folders should also be on the same system.
- Moreover, we can also move the portable installation data folder to another PC installed with VSCode to update our work.
- Now, run the Code.exe file available in the extracted folder.
- You will get the regular interface of the VS code.
# Now, we use portable Visual studio code for Linux local or USB drive
As I told you above on the same download page you will get the Linux version of this code editor too. Instead of downloading DEb or RPM package, get the tar.gz one.
Now simply right-click on the compressed VS code file and extract it. If you are using a command terminal then the command to extract the .tar.gz file is:
tar -xzf filename
You can either move the extracted folder to a USB drive or leave it on a local disk.
After just like we did in Windows, create a folder named ‘data‘ inside the folder of Visual Studio code.
Now inside the VS code folder anywhere on the blank space, right-click and select Open in Terminal.
Inside the Terminal run the following command:
./code 
Note: The portable version will not update itself automatically and needs to be done manually.
Thus, in this way, we can download, run, and use the portable visual code studio using USB drives on both Windows and Linux operating systems.