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---
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title: Setting your default editor for Codespaces
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intro: 'You can set your default editor for {% data variables.product.prodname_codespaces %} in your personal settings page.'
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product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.codespaces %}'
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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redirect_from:
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- /codespaces/managing-your-codespaces/setting-your-default-editor-for-codespaces
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topics:
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- Codespaces
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shortTitle: Set the default editor
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---
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On the settings page, you can set your editor preference so that any newly created codespaces are opened automatically in either {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} for Web or the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} desktop application.
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If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} as your default editor for {% data variables.product.prodname_codespaces %}, you need to install {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} and the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} extension for {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}. For more information, see the [download page for {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}](https://code.visualstudio.com/download/) and the [{% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} extension on the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.codespaces).
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## Setting your default editor
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{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %}
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{% data reusables.user-settings.codespaces-tab %}
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1. Under "Editor preference", select the option you want.
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If you choose **{% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}**, {% data variables.product.prodname_codespaces %} will automatically open in the desktop application when you next create a codespace. You may need to allow access to both your browser and {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} for it to open successfully.
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