Visual Studio Code for the Web is now available for you to try out as a preview. It offers a lightweight code editing experience directly within the browser while borrowing many desktop features.

Visual Studio Code 1.110 (February 2026) adds new agent extensibility, browser-driving chat tools, and expanded chat accessibility.

Believe it or not you can use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code from your web browser, or at least, versions of it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

UPDATE: After the story was published, a Microsoft spokesperson told BleepingComputer that the announcement was mistakenly published and Visual Studio Code for the Web hasn't yet reached public ...