Installation
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*I now have Visual Studio Community running on my Mac - I guess that's what I wanted. I'm trying to work my way through a Writing Your First Application in Xamarin.
*In the Visual-Studio for mac, Mono 6.6.0.155 exist in the Preview Channel, so you can update to the latest Mono and Xamarin.iOS there. I updated just now and the both Visual-Studio-for-Windows and Visual-Studio-for-Mac use the same Mono and Xamarin.iOS version.
*As others already stated, there is no Visual Studio for Mac OS. Virtualization and dual boot (Windows) can be used instead. I prefer dual boot (Windows). So Visual Basic can just be installed same as on PCs. As dualboot is locked on my company device I tried VirtualBox with Windows7 image and Visual Basic Express (Windows Mobile dev.) but.
*Download Visual Studio Code for macOS.
*Open the browser's download list and locate the downloaded archive.
*Select the 'magnifying glass' icon to open the archive in Finder.
*Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the macOS Launchpad.
*Add VS Code to your Dock by right-clicking on the icon to bring up the context menu and choosing Options, Keep in Dock.Launching from the command line
You can also run VS Code from the terminal by typing 'code' after adding it to the path:
*Launch VS Code.
*Open the Command Palette (⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)) and type 'shell command' to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.
*Restart the terminal for the new $PATH value to take effect. You'll be able to type 'code .' in any folder to start editing files in that folder.
Note: If you still have the old code alias in your .bash_profile (or equivalent) from an early VS Code version, remove it and replace it by executing the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.
To manually add VS Code to your path, you can run the following commands:
Start a new terminal to pick up your .bash_profile changes.
Note: The leading slash is required to prevent $PATH from expanding during the concatenation. Remove the leading slash if you want to run the export command directly in a terminal.
Note: Since zsh became the default shell in macOS Catalina, run the following commands to add VS Code to your path:Touch Bar support
Out of the box VS Code adds actions to navigate in editor history as well as the full Debug tool bar to control the debugger on your Touch Bar:Mojave privacy protections
After upgrading to macOS Mojave version, you may see dialogs saying 'Visual Studio Code would like to access your {calendar/contacts/photos}.' This is due to the new privacy protections in Mojave and is not specific to VS Code. The same dialogs may be displayed when running other applications as well. The dialog is shown once for each type of personal data and it is fine to choose Don't Allow since VS Code does not need access to those folders. You can read a more detailed explanation in this blog post.Updates
VS Code ships monthly releases and supports auto-update when a new release is available. If you're prompted by VS Code, accept the newest update and it will get installed (you won't need to do anything else to get the latest bits).
Note: You can disable auto-update if you prefer to update VS Code on your own schedule.Preferences menu
You can configure VS Code through settings, color themes, and custom keybindings and you will often see mention of the File > Preferences menu group. On a macOS, the Preferences menu group is under Code, not File.Next steps
Once you have installed VS Code, these topics will help you learn more about VS Code:
*Additional Components - Learn how to install Git, Node.js, TypeScript, and tools like Yeoman.
*User Interface - A quick orientation around VS Code.
*User/Workspace Settings - Learn how to configure VS Code to your preferences settings.Common questionsWhy do I see 'Visual Studio Code would like access to your calendar.'Visual Studio For Mac Download
If you are running macOS Mojave version, you may see dialogs saying 'Visual Studio Code would like to access your {calendar/contacts/photos}.' This is due to the new privacy protections in Mojave discussed above. It is fine to choose Don't Allow since VS Code does not need access to those folders.Visual Studio Code For MacVS Code fails to updateIs Visual Studio For Mac Good
If VS Code doesn't update once it restarts, it might be set under quarantine by macOS. Follow the steps in this issue for resolution.
