# Page 56 | Visual Studio Code Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 56 - Is Visual Studio Code the right Source Code Management solution for you? Explore 1690 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/186634/Visual-Studio-Code/reviews --- Visual Studio Code 4.8 (1690) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/186634/Visual-Studio-Code/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 56 - Reviews of Visual Studio Code ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1376-1400 of 1690 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use MG Manuel G. Freelancer CEO Graphic Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My favorite code editor" June 30, 2021 5.0 It is a very complete code editor. Allows to alternate work between different programming languages. Pros Excellent extensions for editing codes of different programming languages Cons Visual themes are not very friendly . It needs more customization options Review Source BB Björn B. DAM Experte Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Ein Code-Editor für fast alles" March 29, 2024 5.0 Pros Visual Studio Code ist einfach zu bedienen, plattformunabhängig und leistungsfähig. Mir gefallen besonders die zahlreichen Erweiterungsmöglichkeiten über Plugins. Cons Relativ hoher Speicherverbrauch, sowohl auf der Festplatte als auch im Arbeitsspeicher. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Intern Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great product" March 4, 2020 4.0 I have used it while I was an intern for React JS development, ended up switching to another product. Pros Very clean interface and easy to use. Integration with git, both an easy to use interface and console integration for running apps and git. Cons Needs plugins to feel better. Lots of things are made better by them. No navigation through classes for web development. Review Source sD savran D. student Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Why you should use and why not! Visual Studio Code" April 1, 2021 4.0 I think if you are learning to code like me, it looks complicated at first but you get used to it quickly and it is the best eye-friendly editor. Better than pycharm but jupyter is better. However jupyter has some problems too. check my jupyter experience to learn. Pros interface helpful colors customization options tips and advices Cons it doesn't recognize some libraries that idle do Switched from [PyCharm](https://www.capterra.com/p/186625/PyCharm/) due to the not recognizing the libraries problem. Review Source YÖ Yunus Ö. TRENDYOL Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Visual Studio Code is useful for developers" June 17, 2022 5.0 Pros visual studio is number one in acquiring new information every day where young people can improve themselves and turning them into a good and successful career, this application adds a lot to people Cons What I don't like is that some shortcuts are not simplified Review Source Jamayah F. Customer Service Rep Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Visual Studio Code" June 1, 2019 5.0 I love th app, it’s very quick and convenient for me. Pros It has features that no other IED softwares have, it has both accuracy and speed. Cons Sometimes it lags when I attempt to open bigger file sizes Review Source MB Manish B. IT Head Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Best Code Editor" September 18, 2021 5.0 Pros the interface is too good, integration with GitHub, WSL Cons There could be more extensions in the software Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fantastic modular IDE" June 21, 2019 5.0 Pros Finally convinced me to switch from Notepad++. Cross platform and a thriving marketplace of extensions Cons Great product, but had to reference documentation while learning, but this is to be asked with any unfamiliar tool Review Source NS Nadya S. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "love visual studio!" May 8, 2021 5.0 Pros I love the versatility it offers and since it so widely used I find its also pretty easy to get any questions about this software answered online for free. Cons I would say the lack of customer service and layout factors. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Manager Aviation & Aerospace Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best code editor available in the market" February 25, 2021 5.0 Visual studio code makes writing codes and arranging them just a matter of a few clicks. Pros I like the feature which arranges the code systematically the most. It orders the functions called inside a functions which makes it easier to understand other's codes. Cons The app is a bit hard to understand in comparison to many other code editors. Also process for opening text files is a bit unlikeable Review Source NP Nick P. scientist Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Microsoft VS Code" May 18, 2021 5.0 Using VS Code has drastically improved my software writing experience compared to other editors. Pros One of the best options available for writing code. Has built in support for a variety of computing languages, and can also be used to edit code on a remote machine. Cons Can require somewhat of a steep learning curve in terms of how to set everything up, especially for editing on a remote machine. Review Source TCL Thembo Charles L. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Most productive editor to use for modern day developers" June 25, 2019 5.0 Pros Built in terminal allows you to work within the editor without having to switch between applicaitons. You can have full access to powershell, node terminal, gitbash, python from within VS Code Cons There are so many productive extensions that I wish could come already setup within VS Code because most times you don't get to know them until someone recommends them to you Review Source VR Verified Reviewer TA for STAT 475 (Life Contingiencies) Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fantastic" September 17, 2019 5.0 Use Visual Studio Code mainly for python programming. Pros This is a great tool for programming. It's easy to use but extremely customizable and functional -- great for beginners and advanced users. Cons I've had issues with the cursor when using dual monitors and switching windows between the screens. It's a small bug, but frustrating nonetheless. Review Source MK Mustafa K. back-end Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "vs code made the process very easy and smooth" December 10, 2020 5.0 helped me when i started learning how to code it was complete the code on by behave and that's cool and its really save time Pros Extensions and community support , like CSS / HTML Support it very wonderful Cons No at all , its perfect for al languages Review Source RM Ryan M. IT Manager Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Coding for the beginner" March 15, 2021 5.0 Pros Learning to code is nothing to gawk at, while easy to many it's something that takes time and practice. Most of the time the user ends up searching strings of code to use and then modifying it to fit the code they are working on, like a digital DNA. Visual Studio Code gives the options and setting to make it easier. Color coding certain types of code, sections of Code and breaking it down, while giving direct access to console commands so that you can run testing the code without too much trouble. Cons For what it is there is not much that can be improved on the software, it is near perfect. Review Source KP Krupa P. Software developer Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Tool" August 16, 2019 5.0 Overall it is amazing software for coding management and user friendly Pros I like the different color for code thus we can easily identify the problem in code. Cons Sometime it is very difficult to manage project with multiple files Review Source HT Hira T. student Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Programming Tool" May 15, 2019 5.0 I use visual studio code for web front end and back end programming. It makes the work more easy for me. Thanks to the System developers! Pros It is easy to use and fast. It requires less storage space and speed. Its user friendly GUI enables the programmers to code and learn the things more easy. I use this for web scripting and backend coding Cons I dislike Nothing about it. It has all the good features i needed in my BS study program Review Source SS SHEFALI S. Student Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The Code editor i prefer " September 30, 2019 4.0 I have been using this code editor quite efficiently for a the past years, and it has proven to be quite useful and adaptive for different kinds of problems and environments. Pros I have been using the vstudio ever since i started programming in python a few years ago. The environment is quite user friendly and initially helped me a great deal with debugging. I also dont have to worry about mistakes in indentation as it already adapts for that making it quite effortless to code for large problems. It also helps me beautify my code and keep it as user friendly as possible. A great tool for beginners Cons It is a bit difficult to understand its working initially, and installation can also be a bit difficult depending on the machine at hand sometimes Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Computer Networking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great code editor by Microsoft" May 27, 2020 5.0 Editing powershell, c++, ansible code and easy to collaborate with others in the enterprise Pros It's a great code editor and has many built in features for verifying logic and punctuation. The interface is easy to navigate. Cons If you are new to the product you may face a steep learning curve however there is a ton of documentation readily available Review Source MAT Muhammad Arslan T. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Software developer tool" March 22, 2020 5.0 \- Lightweight than other developing software - Built-in package manager -Built-in terminal to manage npm packages. Pros \- Easy to use - Lightweight than other developing software - Built-in package manager -Built-in terminal to manage npm packages. Cons Sometimes opening files from different makes it more complex it didn't define any hierarchy to recognize from which folder we opened the files Review Source BM Benjamin M. Lead Front End developer Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "User Friendly Editor" April 2, 2020 4.0 Great experience with Visual Studio code, very user-friendly to use. Pros Visual Studio code is an easy and user friendly tool to use in your development workflow. You can install extensions and customized it to your need quite easily. Cons The inherent problem I have with Visual studio code is the speed of the software. Being an Electron app, it runs with Chrome, so it is a beast. Review Source SM Shannon M. Consultant Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Visual Studio Code" December 16, 2020 4.0 Overall, Visual Studio is great when code is being worked on by multiple users. Pros This was great when I was working with multiple team members in different locations and time zones. it allowed each member to see updates and continue to expand on the code. Cons There are nuances with the software where users can overwrite code which can be problematic when working with large groups. Review Source PG Pari G. Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Need Help to access VS Professional 2019 16.11" September 13, 2023 5.0 Around 4 Years I am using visual studio . Pros All Features of visual studio are good. Its very updated and keen interested to work on it. Cons license Issue-But Often im facing the License issue. is there any good way to use it without interuptions. Review Source nM nabil M. vas developer engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "valuable product review" March 30, 2020 5.0 it is perfect as whole nothing bad about it Pros i use mainly this VSC for developping web application using javascript , it is amazing IDE including all new language features beside beatifual view and support for all programming language beside it support linux enviroment to use the bash shell , beside using power shell Cons i love it , it is perfect nothing bad about it Review Source RA Ricardo A. Web Developer Consumer Goods Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy-going Code Development Tool" May 14, 2021 5.0 Easy to install, easy to use, lots of extensions, easy to read, lots of programming languages integrated. Pros It has a lot of extensions to visualize better your code, add modules, organice code, and info, it has a very clean interface, lots of connectivity. It has very useful keyboard shortcuts to edit code easily. Cons I don't have much to complain about, it a simple yet powerful tool. Alternatives considered [Atom](https://www.capterra.com/p/202763/Atom/)[Apache NetBeans](https://www.capterra.com/p/178681/Apache-NetBeans/) Review Source Similar Products Featured