Welcome to the April 2025 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Chat

  • Custom instructions and reusable prompts (more...).
  • Smarter results with tools for GitHub, extensions, and notebooks (more...).
  • Image and Streamable HTTP support for MCP (more...).

• Chat performance

  • Faster responses on repeat chat requests (more...).
  • Faster edits in agent mode (more...).

• Editor experience

  • Improved multi-window support for chat and editors (more...).
  • Staged changes now easier to identify (more...).

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.