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Install visual-studio-code with Homebrew Cask

Open-source code editor. Version 1.145.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#code.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask visual-studio-code

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Open-source code editor

Commands and aliases

  • code
  • code-tunnel

history

Project history and usage

Visual Studio Code is Microsoft's cross-platform code editor, combining a lightweight editing workflow with debugging, source-control integration, language tooling, and an extension ecosystem. Its open-source foundation is developed publicly as Code - OSS, while Microsoft's downloadable Visual Studio Code build adds branded and service-specific components.

Project history

Microsoft's official 1.0 history traces VS Code to the Monaco editor effort and the question of whether a browser-based editor could feel native. The first public preview appeared at Build 2015 for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Microsoft develops the editor's open-source base as Code - OSS in the microsoft/vscode repository. The Visual Studio Code product is a distribution of that source with Microsoft-specific customizations and product licensing.

Adoption history

The 1.0 announcement reports an overwhelmingly positive response to the 2015 preview and says that development had moved into the open. The extensibility model and cross-platform availability subsequently made VS Code a common general-purpose editor across many language ecosystems.

How it is used

Users commonly install VS Code as a desktop editor, then add extensions for particular languages, debuggers, linters, formatters, remote environments, and workflows. User preferences live in settings.json, while project-specific settings can be shared in a workspace's .vscode/settings.json file.

Why package nerds care

VS Code is notable in package-manager culture because one cross-platform editor package provides a substantial development environment while remaining highly extensible. It is also an important example of the distinction between an open-source upstream project, Code - OSS, and a vendor-built binary distribution with Microsoft-specific customizations.

Timeline

  • 2015: Microsoft released the first Visual Studio Code preview at Build.
  • 2015: Development of the Code - OSS base moved into the open.
  • 2016: Visual Studio Code 1.0 was released.
  • Subsequent releases: The project adopted a regular monthly update cadence.

Related projects

  • Code - OSS is the open-source upstream developed in microsoft/vscode.
  • Monaco Editor provides the standalone editor technology related to VS Code's editor core.
  • The Visual Studio Marketplace distributes extensions for the Microsoft Visual Studio family.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for visual-studio-code. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
~/.config/Code/User/settings.json
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json
Windows
%APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
codebinaryHomebrew cask binarycode
code-tunnelbinaryHomebrew cask binarycode-tunnel

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.145.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://code.visualstudio.com/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://code.visualstudio.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:visual-studio-code
Version1.145.0
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/visual-studio-code
Homepagehttps://code.visualstudio.com/
Upstream docshttps://code.visualstudio.com/
Source archivehttps://update.code.visualstudio.com/1.145.0/darwin-arm64/stable
SHA-25626d093ce45934b51eef58a3f55e443e5d5b193e99d7debb228ca51dd2bb129eb
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenvisual-studio-code
Names
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  • VS Code
Artifacts
App
1
Binary
2
Target
3
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix92%

code

nix profile install nixpkgs#code
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Code
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/code/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
pacman92%

code 1.134.0-1

The Open Source build of Visual Studio Code (vscode) editor

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

sudo pacman -S code
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 3 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Code
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: code from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment