To see the TODO Highlight extension in action, open any source code file and add the text 'TODO:' and you will see the text highlighted. When the installation is complete, the Install button will be replaced with a Manage gear button. Select the Install button, and VS Code will download and install the extension from the Marketplace. Knowing the extension ID can be helpful if there are several similarly named extensions. If you select the TODO Highlight extension, you will see the Extension details page, where you can find the extension ID, in this case, wayou.vscode-todo-highlight. You should see the TODO Highlight extension in the list.Īn extension is uniquely identified by its publisher and extension IDs. In the Extensions view ( ⇧⌘X (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+X)), type 'todo' in the search box to filter the Marketplace offerings to extensions with 'todo' in the title or metadata. This extension highlights text like 'TODO:' and 'FIXME:' in your source code so you can quickly find undone sections. Find and install an extensionįor example, let's install the popular TODO Highlight extension. Once the installation is complete, the Install button will change to the Manage gear button. To install an extension, select the Install button. Note: If your computer's Internet access goes through a proxy server, you will need to configure the proxy server. You can select the extension item to display the extension's details page where you can learn more.

This will show you a list of the most popular VS Code extensions on the VS Code Marketplace.Įach extension in the list includes a brief description, the publisher, the download count, and a five star rating. Bring up the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of VS Code or the View: Extensions command ( ⇧⌘X (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+X)). You can browse and install extensions from within VS Code. This article explains how to find, install, and manage VS Code extensions from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

VS Code's rich extensibility model lets extension authors plug directly into the VS Code UI and contribute functionality through the same APIs used by VS Code. VS Code extensions let you add languages, debuggers, and tools to your installation to support your development workflow. The features that Visual Studio Code includes out-of-the-box are just the start.

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