Visual Studio Code v1.69 Changelog

This update is all about making your daily coding smoother and less distracting. It matters to anyone who writes code, especially people who work on teams and need to combine different versions of their projects together.

What's new

• 3-way merge editor: When you and a teammate edit the same file, Git gets confused about which changes to keep (a "merge conflict"). This new tool shows your version, their version, and the result side-by-side. You just check boxes to pick which changes to keep.
• Command Center: This replaces the top title bar with a smart search box. You can use it to quickly find files in your project, run commands, or use back and forward arrows to jump through your recent edits.
• Do Not Disturb mode: Coding requires focus. This mode silences non-critical pop-up notifications. They aren't deleted; they just quietly hide in the notification center so you can check them later.
• Light/Dark theme toggle: You can now set up a favorite light theme and a favorite dark theme, and instantly switch between them with a single command.
• Share menu: If your project is hosted on GitHub, you can quickly grab a web link to share your code with others right from the File menu.
• Smart terminal features: The built-in terminal now connects better with your computer's command line. It remembers the commands you recently typed so you can quickly run them again. It also remembers folders you've visited so you can jump back to them instantly.

Improvements

• Settings tracker: The settings menu now clearly tells you if a setting was changed specifically for a certain coding language, so you aren't confused when a setting acts differently depending on the file type.
• Minimap menu: The "minimap" (that tiny zoomed-out map of your code on the side of the screen) now has a right-click menu to easily hide it or change how it looks.
• Terminal directory tracking: The terminal is much better at knowing exactly which folder you are working in. This makes splitting your terminal screen into multiple panes much smoother.
• Better terminal compatibility: The smart terminal features now work with more popular command-line setups, like powerlevel10k.

Fixes

• Minor bugs from the initial release were cleaned up in small follow-up updates (1.69.1 and 1.69.2) to make the software more stable.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.