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# Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is a Free Open Source code editor. Edit your programs with
Visual Studio Code is a Free Open Source code editor that you can use to edit your programs.
Working from Visual Studio code allows you to benefit from all the features
of a professional IDE while working with PXT: working with files,
git integration (or source control of your choice), hundreds of extensions.
![](https://code.visualstudio.com/home/home-screenshot-win-lg.png)
## Tools setup
## Setup
Follow these instructions to setup your machine and edit your programs in Visual Studio Code.
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## Creating a new project
Open a shell to your projects folder.
Open a shell to your ``microbit`` folder.
```
# create a new subfolder for your project
mkdir myproject
cd myproject
# start the project set
pxt init
# open code
code.
code .
```
## Opening an existing project
You can extract a project from the embedded URL. Open a shell to your projects folder
You can extract a project from the embedded URL or .hex file. Open a shell to your projects folder
```
# extract the project from the URL