Visual Studio Code
A powerful, lightweight free code editor with integrated tools to easily deploy your code to Azure.
One editor, from code to cloud
Spend more time coding and less time switching between tools. Use features and extensions that integrate with Azure and GitHub to develop, debug, and deploy all from one place.
Provides local emulators and extensions to build, run, and debug cloud apps directly from the editor
Imports and manages data for local or remote databases, with support for Azure Cosmos DB, MongoDB, and more
Has guided workflows for GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines to create and configure continuous integration
Supports nearly every language and app type, including static web apps, serverless Azure Functions, and Kubernetes clusters
Develop cloud apps locally before you deploy
Set up automated deployments to the cloud
Add and manage data
Collaborate with ease
Comprehensive security and compliance, built in
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We employ more than 3,500 security experts who are dedicated to data security and privacy.
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Get started with an Azure free account
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Start free. Get USD$200 credit to use within 30 days. While you have your credit, get free amounts of many of our most popular services, plus free amounts of 55+ other services that are always free.
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After your credit, move to pay as you go to keep building with the same free services. Pay only if you use more than your free monthly amounts.
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After 12 months, you’ll keep getting 55+ always-free services—and still pay only for what you use beyond your free monthly amounts.
Containers
Build, manage, and deploy containerized applications using the Docker extension. Generate Docker files from your existing repository and manage your containers, images, and registries from inside Visual Studio Code.
Kubernetes
Enjoy a fully integrated Kubernetes experience with the Kubernetes extension. Deploy containerized applications to local or cloud-hosted Kubernetes clusters and debug your live applications in Visual Studio Code.
Front-end web development
Extend JavaScript debugging to front-end development using the Microsoft Edge DevTools extension for VS Code. Set breakpoints and step through front-end JavaScript code to resolve issues quickly. Debug front-end and back-end code simultaneously with the multitarget debugging capability.