Installing Visual Studio Code After you hit the download button for the package that best matches your needs and configuration, the package will start downloading on your machine.

1] Install Visual Studio Code First of all, we need to install Visual Studio Code on your computer. To do the same, navigate to code.visualstudio.com and install the app for your preferred platform.

Installing the Docker extension for VS Code. After the extension installs, you should see any containers, images, and registries you’ve already created listed in the left pane.

It comes with essential tools for popular programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, PHP and more, so devs don't need to install files or configure a development machine to start new projects.

Plans and pricing One of the best things about VS Code is that it’s completely free. All you need to do is choose the version for your computer’s operating system, download, and install it.