Visual Studio Code requirements
A lightweight editor for everyday coding. Extensions, compilers, and containers have their own requirements.
windows requirements
- Operating system
- Supported 64-bit Windows client
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- No dedicated GPU requirement published
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Available storage
- 0.5 GB
- Microsoft lists these as recommended hardware for the editor itself.
- Development runtimes, extensions and project files require additional resources.
macos requirements
- Operating system
- A macOS version receiving Apple security updates
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- No dedicated GPU requirement published
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Available storage
- 0.5 GB
- Check the current supported macOS releases before installing.
- A Chromebook can use the browser editor or Linux environment, which this native-app check does not assess.
linux requirements
- Operating system
- Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 / Debian 10 / RHEL 8 / Fedora 36 baseline; glibc 2.28+
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- No dedicated GPU requirement published
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Available storage
- 0.5 GB
- VS Code requires GLIBC 2.28+ and GLIBCXX 3.4.25+ on Linux.
- Extensions, compilers, containers, and language runtimes can require considerably more resources.
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- Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-584Y + Visual Studio Code
- Dell Inspiron 15 3520 + Visual Studio Code
- ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA507NV + Visual Studio Code
- MacBook Air 13-inch (M1, 2020) + Visual Studio Code
- MacBook Air 13-inch (M2, 2022) + Visual Studio Code
- Samsung Galaxy A14 5G (US) + Visual Studio Code
- Google Pixel 7a (2023) + Visual Studio Code
- Samsung Galaxy S23 (128 GB) + Visual Studio Code
- Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook (original) + Visual Studio Code
- MacBook Air 13-inch (M3, 2024) + Visual Studio Code
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (21JK0005RI) + Visual Studio Code
- HP Victus 15-fa1319TX + Visual Studio Code
- Dell G15 5530 (RTX 4060) + Visual Studio Code
- Google Pixel 8 (128 GB) + Visual Studio Code
- Google Pixel 9a (128 GB) + Visual Studio Code
- Samsung Galaxy S24 (US Snapdragon, 128 GB) + Visual Studio Code
- Samsung Galaxy A25 5G (6 GB / 128 GB) + Visual Studio Code
- Acer Chromebook Plus 515 CB515-2H-31NY + Visual Studio Code
- Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook Plus + Visual Studio Code