# Scilab Extension for Visual Studio Code

**URL:** <https://scilab.discourse.group/t/scilab-extension-for-visual-studio-code/798>\
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**Tags:** vscode\
**Created:** [January 29, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/scilab-extension-for-visual-studio-code/798 "2025-01-29T10:30:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/scilab-extension-for-visual-studio-code/798/1 "2025-01-29T10:30:16Z")

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[**Visual Studio Code**](https://code.visualstudio.com), commonly named VS Code, is a source-code editor developed by **Microsoft** that can be used with various programming languages, **Scilab** has its own extension developed by the Numerical Computation Team at Dassault Systèmes.

# **Let’s take a tour of available features**

## Writing Script

- Syntax highlighting
- Code completion
- Integrated documentation  
 ![edit_full](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/utc/original/1X/ffec1b566d535c740ee88247675a901c8a26c581.png)

## **Debugging**

- Step by step execution
- Breakpoints
- Variable browsing and watching
- Call stack
- Debug console

 ![debug_full](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/utc/original/1X/fd87e454fcbb9b68936cebed68c519e479861ca6.png)

# **How to use it?**

First, you will have to install:

- [Scilab 2025.0.0](https://www.scilab.org/download/scilab-2025.0.0)
- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)
- “Scilab Language Support” extension from [VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=scilab.scilab) (or directly from Visual Studio Code extensions panel):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/utc/original/1X/92a30f7706d52755bf5cbe20571bc3d254d90e16.png)

Then, read [getting started instructions](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=scilab.scilab#getting-started).  
Don’t hesitate to share your feedback in the [dedicated category](https://scilab.discourse.group/c/tools/vscode-extension/).  
We wish you happy coding using the Scilab VS Code extension!