docs/content/codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/setting-your-default-editor-for-github-codespaces.md

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Setting your default editor for GitHub Codespaces	Set the default editor	{% data reusables.codespaces.about-changing-default-editor %}	{% data reusables.gated-features.codespaces %}	fpt ghec * *	/codespaces/managing-your-codespaces/setting-your-default-editor-for-codespaces /codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/setting-your-default-editor-for-codespaces	Codespaces	how_to

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.

If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} as your default editor for {% data variables.product.prodname_github_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 %} and the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} extension on the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} marketplace.

Setting your default editor

{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %} {% data reusables.user-settings.codespaces-tab %}

1. Under "Editor preference", select the option you want. If you choose {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_github_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.