---
title: Integrate GitHub Classroom with an IDE
shortTitle: Integrate with an IDE
intro: 'You can preconfigure a supported integrated development environment (IDE) for assignments you create in {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}.'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
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  - /education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/online-ide-integrations
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---
## About integration with an IDE

{% data reusables.classroom.about-online-ides %} 

After a student accepts an assignment with an IDE, the README file in the student's assignment repository will contain a button to open the assignment in the IDE. The student can begin working immediately, and no additional configuration is necessary.

## Supported IDEs

{% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} supports the following IDEs. You can learn more about the student experience for each IDE.

| IDE | More information |
| :- | :- |
| Microsoft MakeCode Arcade | "[About using MakeCode Arcade with {% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %}](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/about-using-makecode-arcade-with-github-classroom)" |
| Visual Studio Code | [{% data variables.product.prodname_classroom %} extension](http://aka.ms/classroom-vscode-ext) in the Visual Studio Marketplace |

We know cloud IDE integrations are important to your classroom and are working to bring more options. 

## Configuring an IDE for an assignment

You can choose the IDE you'd like to use for an assignment when you create an assignment. To learn how to create a new assignment that uses an IDE, see "[Create an individual assignment](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/create-an-individual-assignment)" or "[Create a group assignment](/education/manage-coursework-with-github-classroom/create-a-group-assignment)."

## Authorizing the OAuth app for an IDE

The first time you configure an assignment with an IDE, you must authorize the OAuth app for the IDE for your organization.

For all repositories, grant the app **read** access to metadata, administration, and code, and **write** access to administration and code. For more information, see "[Authorizing OAuth Apps](/github/authenticating-to-github/authorizing-oauth-apps)."

## Further reading

- "[About READMEs](/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-readmes)"