Tip: You can move the Side Bar to the right hand side ( View > Move Sidebar) or toggle its visibility ( kb()). The Explorer view maintains a list of working files allowing you quick access to the files you need. This helps to reduce the overhead of managing tabs but does not restrict the number of files you can work with. Instead of placing files in separate tabs, VS Code allows up to three visible editors at any one time, allowing you place up to three files together side by side. The folder, layout, and opened files are preserved. View Bar on the far left-hand side, lets you switch between views and gives you additional context-specific indicators, like the number of outgoing changes when Git is enabledĮach time you start VS Code, it opens up in the same state it was in when you last closed it.
VS Code comes with a simple and intuitive layout that maximizes the space provided for the editor while leaving ample room to browse and access the full context of your folder or project. For example, if the folder you opened in VS Code contains one or more package.json, project.json, tsconfig.json, or ASP.NET Core Visual Studio solution and project files, VS Code will read these files and use them to provide additional functionality, such as rich IntelliSense in the editor. On top of this, VS Code can read and take advantage of a variety of project files defined by different frameworks and platforms. VS Code is file and folder based - you can get started immediately by opening a file or folder in VS Code.
In addition, there are a number of unique features in the VS Code user interface.
Like many other code editors, VS Code adopts a common user interface and layout of an explorer on the left, showing all of the files and folders you have access to, and an editor on the right, showing the content of the files you have opened. At its heart, Visual Studio Code is a code editor.