Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a Free Open Source code editor that you can use to edit your programs.

Working from Visual Studio code allows you to benefit from all the features of a professional IDE while working with PXT: working with files, git integration (or source control of your choice), hundreds of extensions.

  • background compilation
  • auto-completion
  • pxt command line integration

Follow these instructions to setup your machine and edit your programs in Visual Studio Code.