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Setting your default editor for GitHub Codespaces
Set the default editor
{% data reusables.codespaces.about-changing-default-editor %}
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Codespaces
how_to

On the settings page, you can set your editor preference so that when you create a codespace, or open an existing codespace, it is opened in your choice of:

  • {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} (desktop application)
  • {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} (web client application)
  • JupyterLab - the web interface for Project Jupyter

{% data reusables.codespaces.template-codespaces-default-editor %}

If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} as your default editor for {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %}, you need to install {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} and the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} extension for {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}. For more information, see the download page for {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} and the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} extension on the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} marketplace.

Setting your default editor

{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %} {% data reusables.user-settings.codespaces-tab %}

  1. Under "Editor preference", select the option you want.

    Screenshot of the "Editor preference" options, with "{% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} for Web" selected.

    • {% data reusables.codespaces.application-installed-locally %}

    • If you choose {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} will automatically open in the desktop application when you next create or open a codespace.

      You may need to allow access to both your browser and {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} for it to open successfully.

    • If you choose JupyterLab, the JupyterLab application must be installed in the codespaces you open. {% data reusables.codespaces.jupyterlab-in-default-image %}

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