Stay up to date with the latest Visual Studio Code updates, new features, and improvements. Here's what changed in 2026.
Through 2025 and into 2026, VS Code has been repositioned as 'the open source AI code editor' and a 'home for multi
agent development.' Recent updates have hardened Copilot agent mode for autonomous, multi
file tasks with terminal execution and iterative self
The editor has also seen continued investment in Dev Containers, Codespaces, and profile management, plus polish around chat
driven editing UX, inline suggestions, and notebook AI features.
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Changelog last updated March 2026