Visual Studio Code v1.75 Changelog

This update is all about customization and making the editor work better for your specific needs. Whether you are a student who wants a clean setup for a presentation, a programmer who needs different tools for Python versus Java, or someone who relies on screen readers to navigate your computer, this release gives you more control over your coding environment.

What's new

• Profiles: You can now create custom "Profiles" that bundle your extensions, settings, and keyboard shortcuts together. You can make one profile for Python, another for web design, and switch between them instantly. You can even export a profile and share it with a friend so they can get the exact same setup in seconds.
• New Git commands: Git is a tool developers use to save and track changes to their code. VS Code added new shortcuts to "stash" (temporarily hide) only the changes you have staged, and to delete remote tags (labels on code stored online) right from the editor.
• Experimental V2 Themes: There are new, experimental "Dark+ and Light+ V2" color themes to try out. You can test them to see if you like the new look and give feedback to the developers.
• Live Preview browser choice: The Live Preview extension (which shows your website as you code it) can now open in a specific browser like Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, instead of just your computer's default.
• Live Preview server root: You can now tell the Live Preview extension to only look at a specific folder (like your "src" folder) when running your website, which helps keep things organized.

Improvements

• Easier multi-view resizing: If you have multiple windows open side-by-side, you can now grab the corner where they meet and drag it to resize all of them at the same time, instead of adjusting them one by one.
• Better grid layout: When you make a window really small (minimized), the editor will now remember that size even if you resize the rest of your screen.
• Smarter terminal links: The built-in terminal (the text-only window where you type commands) is now better at recognizing links, even if they contain spaces, brackets, or point to a specific line of code.
• Search history in file lists: When you search through lists of files or folders, you can now press the up and down arrow keys to see and rerun your previous searches.
• Exact matching in file lists: When searching through lists, you can now turn off "fuzzy" matching (which guesses what you mean even if you misspell it) to force the search to only look for exact words.
• Accessibility for screen readers: The terminal now has a special mode that lets screen readers read the text out loud. The editor also plays audio cues when you are looking at code changes to tell you if a line was added, deleted, or changed.
• Better keyboard navigation: You can now use keyboard shortcuts to approve "trusted" folders, and the settings menu is easier to navigate using just your keyboard.
• Simpler settings menu: The main Preferences menu has been cleaned up and organized so it is much easier to find what you are looking for.
• Security for extensions: Extensions (add-ons you install to give VS Code new powers) are now "code signed" by default. This means they have a digital security certificate to prove they are safe and haven't been tampered with by hackers.

Fixes

• The developers did a massive cleanup of their bug tracker, closing over 3,600 old issues and pull requests (proposed code changes) to make the software run smoother and keep the project organized.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.