May 2021
Welcome to the May 2021 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:
- Workspace Trust - Extra security against code execution when browsing unfamiliar source code.
- New Getting Started experience - Helps you quickly set up and learn about VS Code.
- Remote Repositories - Browse and edit code without locally cloning repositories.
- Terminal tabs - Tabs let you easily create, manage, and group multiple open terminals.
- Edge browser debugging - Integrates the Microsoft Edge Developer Tools directly into VS Code.
- JSDoc @link support - Add @link tags in your comments for fast symbol navigation.
- Go to Definition for non-code files - Quickly jump to images and stylesheets.
- Notebook API finalized - Notebook API for native notebook support in VS Code.
- VS Code at Build 2021 blog post - Catch up with on-demand sessions featuring VS Code.
If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.
Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.