Installation

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1. Download Visual Studio Code for macOS.
2. Open the browser's download list and locate the downloaded archive.
3. Extract the archive contents. Use double-click for some browsers or select the 'magnifying glass' icon with Safari.
4. Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the macOS Launchpad.
5. Add VS Code to your Dock by right-clicking on the icon to bring up the context menu and choosing Options, Keep in Dock.

If you need to download a file from the internet without a browser curl gives you the option to download over HTTP, HTTPS or FTP Search commands Searching through your Mac is easy using the command line using the following commands. Close and reopen the command prompt. Or, open a new tab in the command prompt. Run: cf -help If your installation was successful, the cf CLI help listing appears. Uninstall the cf CLI. These sections describe how to uninstall the cf CLI. The method for uninstalling the cf CLI differs depending on the installation method. Package Manager.

1. The xcode-select -install command still does not work. While it is possible to download the Command Line Tools installer, this is less than a desirable workaround. The xcode-select -install command has been broken since the release of Xcode 12 over a month ago.
2. You can download the Xcode command-line tools in either of two ways: To install the necessary Xcode tools using Xcode on the Mac: Start Xcode on the Mac.
3. Download Command Prompt Window Mac Software. Open3DALIGN for Mac OS X v.2.102 Open3DALIGN is an open-source software aimed at unsupervised molecular alignment. Open3DALIGN is a command-line tool which is operated by means of a few commands which can be entered interactively from a command prompt, read from a batch script. ISSH for Mac OS.

Launching from the command line

You can also run VS Code from the terminal by typing 'code' after adding it to the path:

• Launch VS Code.
• Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and type 'shell command' to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

• Restart the terminal for the new $PATH value to take effect. You'll be able to type 'code .' in any folder to start editing files in that folder.

Note: If you still have the old code alias in your .bash_profile (or equivalent) from an early VS Code version, remove it and replace it by executing the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

Alternative manual instructions

Instead of running the command above, you can manually add VS Code to your path, to do so run the following commands:

Start a new terminal to pick up your .bash_profile changes.

Note: The leading slash is required to prevent $PATH from expanding during the concatenation. Remove the leading slash if you want to run the export command directly in a terminal.

Note: Since zsh became the default shell in macOS Catalina, run the following commands to add VS Code to your path:

Touch Bar support

Out of the box VS Code adds actions to navigate in editor history as well as the full Debug tool bar to control the debugger on your Touch Bar:

Mojave privacy protections

After upgrading to macOS Mojave version, you may see dialogs saying 'Visual Studio Code would like to access your {calendar/contacts/photos}.' This is due to the new privacy protections in Mojave and is not specific to VS Code. The same dialogs may be displayed when running other applications as well. The dialog is shown once for each type of personal data and it is fine to choose Don't Allow since VS Code does not need access to those folders. You can read a more detailed explanation in this blog post.

Updates

VS Code ships monthly releases and supports auto-update when a new release is available. If you're prompted by VS Code, accept the newest update and it will get installed (you won't need to do anything else to get the latest bits).

Note: You can disable auto-update if you prefer to update VS Code on your own schedule.

Preferences menu

You can configure VS Code through settings, color themes, and custom keybindings available through the Code > Preferences menu group.

You may see mention of File > Preferences in documentation, which is the Preferences menu group location on Windows and Linux. On a macOS, the Preferences menu group is under Code, not File.

Next steps

Once you have installed VS Code, these topics will help you learn more about VS Code:

• Additional Components - Learn how to install Git, Node.js, TypeScript, and tools like Yeoman.
• User Interface - A quick orientation around VS Code.
• User/Workspace Settings - Learn how to configure VS Code to your preferences settings.

Common questions

Why do I see 'Visual Studio Code would like access to your calendar.'

If you are running macOS Mojave version, you may see dialogs saying 'Visual Studio Code would like to access your {calendar/contacts/photos}.' This is due to the new privacy protections in Mojave discussed above. It is fine to choose Don't Allow since VS Code does not need access to those folders.

VS Code fails to update

If VS Code doesn't update once it restarts, it might be set under quarantine by macOS. Follow the steps in this issue for resolution.

Does VS Code run on Mac M1 machines?

Yes, VS Code supports macOS ARM64 builds that can run on Macs with the Apple M1 chip. You can install the Universal build, which includes both Intel and Apple Silicon builds, or one of the platform specific builds.

Setup

Some operating systems and installation methods will require a configuration change to make subl available on the PATH.

Windows

On Windows, the command line helper is subl.exe. To use this from the Command Prompt or Powershell, the Sublime Text installation folder needs to be added to the Path environment variable:

Windows 10

• Open the Start Menu and type environ
• Select the item Edit the system environment variables
• Click the button Environment Variables at the bottom of the System Properties dialog
• Select, or create, the Path environment variable in the appropriate section:
  • For the current user, select Path in the User variables for {username} section
  • For all users, select Path in the System variables section
• Click the New button and add an entry with the Sublime Text installation directory
  • 64bit installs are typically in C:Program FilesSublime Text
  • 32bit installs on a 64bit version of Windows will be in C:Program Files (x86)Sublime Text
  • 32bit installs on a 32bit version of Windows will be in C:Program FilesSublime Text

Windows 8

• Press the Windows Key and type environ
• Select the item Edit the system environment variables
• Click the button Environment Variables at the bottom of the System Properties dialog
• Select, or create, the Path environment variable in the appropriate section:
  • For the current user, select Path in the User variables for {username} section
  • For all users, select Path in the System variables section
• In the Variable value input, add an entry with the Sublime Text installation directory. If there is an existing value, add a ; before the Sublime Text directory.
  • 64bit installs are typically in C:Program FilesSublime Text
  • 32bit installs on a 64bit version of Windows will be in C:Program Files (x86)Sublime Text
  • 32bit installs on a 32bit version of Windows will be in C:Program FilesSublime Text

Windows 7

• Open the Start Menu
• Right-click on Computer and select Properties
• Click on Advanced System Settings in the left-hand sidebar
• Click the button Environment Variables at the bottom of the System Properties dialog
• Select, or create, the Path environment variable in the appropriate section:
  • For the current user, select Path in the User variables for {username} section
  • For all users, select Path in the System variables section
• In the Variable value input, add an entry with the Sublime Text installation directory. If there is an existing value, add a ; before the Sublime Text directory.
  • 64bit installs are typically in C:Program FilesSublime Text
  • 32bit installs on a 64bit version of Windows will be in C:Program Files (x86)Sublime Text
  • 32bit installs on a 32bit version of Windows will be in C:Program FilesSublime Text

Mac

To use subl, the Sublime Text bin folder needs to be added to the path. For a typical installation of Sublime Text, this will be located at /Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin.

Bash

If using Bash, the default before macOS 10.15, the following command will add the bin folder to the PATH environment variable:

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Zsh

If using Zsh, the default starting with macOS 10.15, the following command will add the bin folder to the PATH environment variable:

Linux

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If Sublime Text is installed via one of the Linux Package Manager Repositories or a package, a subl symlink will automatically be installed into the /usr/bin/ directory.

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If installing from a tarball, the sublime_text executable should be symlinked to subl, with a command such as:

The exact details of the symlink command will depend on the installation location. Most default PATH environment variable values should contain /usr/local/bin, so no further commands should be necessary.