You can have multiple Language Packs installed and select the current display language with the Configure Display Language command. You can search for Language Packs in the Extensions view ( ⇧⌘X (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+X)) by typing the language you are looking for along with category:'Language Packs'. Available locales Display LanguageĪs described above, VS Code ships with English as the default display language, but other languages are available through Marketplace Language Packs. The locale can also be changed by editing the argv.json file directly ( Preferences: Configure Runtime Arguments) and restarting VS Code. The Configure Display Language command writes to the Runtime Configuration Arguments file argv.json in your user VS Code folder (.

You will be prompted to restart when you select a locale. Changing the locale requires a restart of VS Code. option to install more Language Packs from the Marketplace, or select a different locale from the list. Press Enter and a list of installed languages by locale is displayed, with the current locale highlighted. Press ⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P) to bring up the Command Palette then start typing 'display' to filter and display the Configure Display Language command. You can also override the default UI language by explicitly setting the VS Code display language using the Configure Display Language command. If you want to add programming language support, for example for C++ or Java, refer to the Programming Languages section of the documentation. Note: This topic explains how to change the display language in the VS Code UI via Language Packs such as French or Chinese. Below is an example recommending a Simplified Chinese Language Pack:Īfter installing the Language Pack extension and following the prompt to restart, VS Code will use the Language Pack matching your operating system's UI language. VS Code detects the operating system's UI language and will prompt you to install the appropriate Language Pack, if available on the Marketplace. Visual Studio Code ships by default with English as the display language and other languages rely on Language Pack extensions available from the Marketplace.

Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.

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