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.

Publisher specifications

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.

Publisher specifications

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.

Publisher specifications

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