Installation Instructions
Install all the tools listed here to get started with Salesforce development in VS Code.
Install Visual Studio Code on any computer running macOS, Windows, or Linux. VS Code’s system requirements are fairly small, so it runs well on most computers.
To install Visual Studio Code visit https://code.visualstudio.com and click the Download button. After the download finishes, open the installer and follow the steps to complete the installation. The minimum Visual Studio Code version required for the Salesforce Extension Pack is 1.86.
We recommend that you use Salesforce Extension Pack versions earlier than 59.15.0 if you aren't able to update your version of VS Code. Note that we aren't able to support fixes for these earlier versions.
Want to develop locally? Already using VS Code? Install Salesforce Extensions and Salesforce CLI to develop quickly and more productively on Salesforce platform.
Install the Salesforce Extensions from either the VS Code Marketplace or the Open VSX Registry.
Salesforce CLI is used to execute commands against Salesforce orgs and work with source files on your local machine. Salesforce Extensions for VS Code and Code Builder uses Salesforce CLI behind the scenes, so even if you don’t want to use the CLI directly, you need to install it on your machine.
For information about installing Salesforce CLI, see the Salesforce CLI Setup Guide.
Some features in Salesforce Extensions for VS Code and Code Builder depend upon the Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK). You need to have either version 11 or 17 or later of the JDK installed. See Java Setup for details.