Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.13+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

New Feature

• Unification of tag parsing with the VS implementation. In particular, it's now done using multiple parallel cpptools-srv2 processes. PR #14426

Enhancements

• Allow platform overrides in cppbuild tasks. #11601
• Add the debuginfod launch option to the cppdbg debugger schema. #14458, #14460, PR #14471, PR #14506, MIEngine#1562
• Add the ignoreRunWithoutDebuggingWarnings property to allow 'Run without debugging' warnings to be suppressed. #14515

Bug Fixes

• Fix the wording for the #include errors detected message. #8227
• Fix an incorrect invalid type conversion IntelliSense error. #11294
• Fix include completion (with recursive includes) still suggesting headers from a deleted folder. #12636
• Fix a spurious recursive includes (**) debug console log warning for paths merged from c_cpp_properties.json when C_Cpp.mergeConfigurations is enabled. #14125
  • Thanks for the contribution. @owevertonguedes (Weverton Guedes) PR #14620
• Fix 'Find All References' dropping valid references when a template parameter type has a typedef alias in only one translation unit. #14344
• Fix the remote process picker ps command not working with some shells. #14442
  • Thanks for the contribution. @HuzaifaAbdulRehman PR #14592
• Fix a spurious IntelliSense error with class template argument deduction (CTAD). #14453, #14459, #14504
• Add important to C_Cpp.doxygen.sectionTags. PR #14473
• Update the minimum supported VS Code version to 1.77. PR #14502
• Fix issues with the debugger launch.json schema. PR #14523
• Fix [[no_unique_address]] empty-base layout sizeof being computed too large. #14524
• Fix ${env:VAR} and ${env.VAR} not expanding to an empty string when the environment variable is unset, to match VS Code's behavior. PR #14535
  • Thanks for the contribution. @notable-equivalent
• Fix C/C++ debug data-tips on members of a dereferenced expression. PR #14540
  • Thanks for the contribution. @tieo
• Fix Windows backslash paths being mangled when adding an SSH target. PR #14554
• Fix 'Run C/C++ File' not running the program in PowerShell when terminal shell integration is unavailable. #14583
  • Thanks for the contribution. @owevertonguedes (Weverton Guedes) PR #14585
• Fix the build tools walkthrough for Visual Studio 2026. PR #14589
• Fix custom configurations being discarded when C_Cpp.mergeConfigurations is enabled and a provider supplies the file uri as a vscode.Uri. #14621
  • Thanks for the contribution. @owevertonguedes (Weverton Guedes) PR #14624
• Fix a tag parser crash when a UTF-8 string literal is concatenated with a narrow string literal containing an invalid multibyte sequence.
• Fix IntelliSense incorrectly resolving #include files through a symbolic link after the target directory was deleted from disk.
• Fix potential browse database corruption when the same workspace is opened by multiple processes on Linux and macOS.
• Fix crashes when reading files saved in certain multibyte encodings such as GB18030 or EUC-JP.
• Fix empty database folders being created in every folder of a multi-root workspace.
• Fix the C_Cpp.refactoring.includeHeader setting not honoring always.
• Fix spurious IntelliSense error on std::variant brace-initialization.
• Fix several potential deadlocks and data races in the language server.
• Fix an incorrect file path in an error message on Windows.
• Reduce memory usage to help avoid out-of-memory crashes.
• Fix stale diagnostics after editing visible headers.
• Fix several crashes in the recursive include cache.
• Fix an incorrect #include casing error on Linux.
• Various other fixes found internally.
• Various localization updates.
• Fix an IntelliSense crash.
• Update dependencies.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.13+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix another crash when reading files saved in certain multibyte encodings such as GB18030 or EUC-JP.
• Fix newly created files not being associated with the correct configuration in the browse database.
• Fix the language server becoming unresponsive during browse database initialization.
• Fix stale diagnostics and missing code actions after editing visible headers.
• Fix /ZW:nostdlib not being processed correctly by IntelliSense.
• Update dependencies.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.13+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix a spurious recursive includes (**) debug console log warning for paths merged from c_cpp_properties.json when C_Cpp.mergeConfigurations is enabled. #14125
  • Thanks for the contribution. @owevertonguedes (Weverton Guedes) PR #14620
• Fix custom configurations being discarded when C_Cpp.mergeConfigurations is enabled and a provider supplies the file uri as a vscode.Uri. #14621
  • Thanks for the contribution. @owevertonguedes (Weverton Guedes) PR #14624
• Fix a tag parser crash when a UTF-8 string literal is concatenated with a narrow string literal containing an invalid multibyte sequence.
• Fix potential browse database corruption when the same workspace is opened by multiple processes on Linux and macOS.
• Fix a crash when reading files saved in certain multibyte encodings such as GB18030 or EUC-JP.
• Fix an incorrect file path in an error message on Windows.
• Other potential crash fixes.
• Update dependencies.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.13+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix the remote process picker ps command not working with some shells. #14442
  • Thanks for the contribution. @HuzaifaAbdulRehman PR #14592
• Fix a spurious IntelliSense error with class template argument deduction (CTAD). #14453, #14459, #14504
• Fix 'Run C/C++ File' not running the program in PowerShell when terminal shell integration is unavailable. #14583
  • Thanks for the contribution. @owevertonguedes (Weverton Guedes) PR #14585
• Fix the build tools walkthrough for Visual Studio 2026. PR #14589
• Fix empty database folders being created in every folder of a multi-root workspace.
• Fix 'Rescan Workspace' triggering a full database reset instead of only a rescan.
• Fix several potential deadlocks and data races in the language server.
• Reduce memory usage to help avoid out-of-memory crashes.
• Fix an incorrect #include casing error on Linux.
• Fix an IntelliSense crash.
• Various localization updates.
• Update dependencies.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.13+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix the wording for the #include errors detected message. #8227
• Fix another "directory_cache" crash.
• Update some localization.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.12+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

Enhancement

• Allow platform overrides in cppbuild tasks. #11601

Bug Fixes

• Fix [[no_unique_address]] empty-base layout sizeof being computed too large. #14524
• Fix C/C++ debug data-tips on members of a dereferenced expression. PR #14540
  • Thanks for the contribution. @tieo
• Fix clang-format/clang-tidy version check failing on Windows. PR #14552
• Fix Windows backslash paths being mangled when adding an SSH target. PR #14554
• Fix "directory_cache" crashes.
• Fix spurious IntelliSense error on std::variant brace-initialization.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.12+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix a regression with 'Find All References' with functions that exist in both C and C++ files. #14546
• Fix some regression crashes.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.12+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix some crash regressions.
• Fix IntelliSense incorrectly resolving #include files through a symbolic link after the target directory was deleted from disk.
• Fix "tag parsing finished" status randomly getting reported too soon after a 'Reset IntelliSense Database' command.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.77.0 or later (March 2023).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.12+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

New Feature

• Unification of tag parsing with the VS implementation. In particular, it's now done using multiple parallel cpptools-srv2 processes. PR #14426

Enhancements

• Add the debuginfod launch option to the cppdbg debugger schema. #14458, #14460, PR #14471, PR #14506, MIEngine#1562
• Add the ignoreRunWithoutDebuggingWarnings property to allow 'Run without debugging' warnings to be suppressed. #14515
• Various localization updates.

Bug Fixes

• Fix an incorrect invalid type conversion IntelliSense error. #11294
• Fix include completion (with recursive includes) still suggesting headers from a deleted folder. #12636
• Add important to C_Cpp.doxygen.sectionTags. PR #14473
• Update the minimum supported VS Code version to 1.77. PR #14502
• Fix issues with the debugger launch.json schema. PR #14523
• Fix ${env:VAR} and ${env.VAR} not expanding to an empty string when the environment variable is unset, to match VS Code's behavior. PR #14535
  • Thanks for the contribution. @notable-equivalent
• Fix the C_Cpp.refactoring.includeHeader setting not honoring always.
• Various other fixes found internally.

Instructions

The extension can be obtained by one of the methods below:

• Install the "C/C++" or "C/C++ Extension Pack" extension published by Microsoft from the Extensions view in VS Code.
• Download a vsix that matches your OS from the Assets section below (and install it via the method mentioned above). The previous download methods have the vsix signatures verified by the Marketplace, but for this method, you can do the verification by downloading the matching manifest and signature.p7s file and running npx @vscode/vsce@latest verify-signature -i <.vsix> -m <.signature.manifest> -s <.signature.p7s> vscode-vsce#1044.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later (April 2022).
• Windows 10+ (x64, arm64), macOS 10.12+, Linux (Ubuntu 16+, etc.).
  • Debugging is not supported on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7. The last supported version was 1.22.11: #13219.
  • The last supported version for Windows 7 and 8 was 1.30.5.

Changes

New Feature

• Add support for "Run without debugging". #1201

Enhancements

• Add a C_Cpp.doxygen.generateOnCodeAction setting to allow disabling of Doxygen generation code actions. #14341
• Add a cpptools.waitForTagParsing command (for use by the C/C++ DevTools extension). PR #14407
• Improve wildcard matching with the debugger natvis. MIEngine#1162
• Add support for HideRawView with the debugger natvis. MIEngine#1458

Bug Fixes

• Fix high CPU usage caused by repeated calls to selectChatModels. #14168, #14211, #14241
• Fix the MSVC developer environment not working if UCRTVersion isn't found, and update the walkthrough instructions for installing MSVC. #14352
• Fix an IntelliSense crash when three special-case comments are used in a template. #14360
• Fix Copilot hover taking too many premium requests. #14372
• Fix null pointers being expandable for variables in the debugger. MIEngine#698
• Fix recursive {this} evaluation with the debugger natvis. MIEngine#1391
• Update clang-tidy and clang-format from 22.1.1 to 22.1.3 (bug fixes).
• Fix a bug with semantic colorization of operators.