September 2021

Welcome to the September 2021 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Split editors within the same group - Quickly create side-by-side editors for the same file.
• Locked editor groups - Select editor types to automatically lock in an editor group.
• Better display of deleted and readonly files - Tab decorations highlight deleted and readonly files.
• Bracket pair guides - Display vertical guides to link matching bracket pairs.
• Fixed terminal dimensions - Set an active terminal's width and height.
• Jupyter Notebook improvements - Table of Contents view, full debugging support.
• Platform-specific extensions - Publish different extension versions for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Virtual Workspaces extension guide - Learn how to update your extension for virtual environments.
• Advanced container configuration - Tips, code samples, and videos to help configure development containers.

If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Join us live at the VS Code team's livestream on Thursday, October 7 at 8am Pacific (4pm London) to see a demo of what's new in this release, and ask us questions live.

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.