Visual Studio Code is the most popular code editor in the world. While not an AI tool itself, it serves as the platform for many AI coding extensions including GitHub Copilot, Codeium, and Google Gemini Code Assist. Its extension marketplace makes it the most versatile IDE for AI-assisted development.
- Extensible through marketplace extensions
- Built-in terminal and debugging
- Git integration
- Remote development support
- Supports virtually all programming languages
- Platform for most AI coding tools