How do I run VS Code in Anaconda Navigator?

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I am very new to Anaconda Navigator, etc… I have been following faithfully, each lesson in the free Getting Started tutorial. Up until creating and running a simple one line program in VSCode, it was perfect. In the VSCode tutorial, it simply said “run / launch VS Code”. But I do NOT have it on my Anaconda Navigator menu. I am in Windows 10. My Anaconda /Jupyter installation was perfect, but now I am lost. What should I do? I do not wish to experiment/tamper with my setup as it seems to be very stable and error-free until this VSCode lesson. Would appreciate some guidance on getting the VSCode properly configured/installed within the Anaconda Navigator. Thanks in advance!

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Thanks for your question @Ramon_Tan VSCode is not installed as part of Anaconda. You’ll need to install it separately. Download Visual Studio Code - Mac, Linux, Windows Once it is installed on your machine, you will see it in the Anaconda Navigator menu. In the past, there was an option to install VSCode directly from Navigator - but that is no longer an option.
Hope this helps!

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Many thanks CrystalS – I followed your tip and it is now working fine.

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I usually use VS Code Nightly instead of base VS Code… is there a way to have it launch VS Code Nightly instead of VS Code?

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Hi, I have VSCode on my computer but it is not showing up on my Anaconda navigator. I use MacOS, is it an OS restriction or some other problem?

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Hey @adriannoob2010,

I had this issue initially and it was because my VS Code Application wasn’t in the Applications folder of my Mac, it was still in downloads or wherever I installed it initially.

Navigator only searches the Applications folder to find VS Code so if you move it there it should show up.

Let me know if that works!
Jack

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Thanks a ton!! It Worked!!

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I had some issues - it turned out that the MS Python extension in vscode was set by default to a pre-release version (v2024.21.2024112701); I switched to the Release Version using the available button.

After this the Python file association re-established itself and my conda environments were recognised.