Set up Visual Studio Code for Unity [MAC/PC 2024]

Learn how to use Visual Studio Code with Unity. A new package developed officially by Microsoft and Unity make this process very fast!
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🎓 YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to install Visual Studio Editor package
- How to use Visual Studio Code with Unity
- How to debug code in Unity
- How to change theme in Visual Studio Code

[@al28314]

Thank you bro, i've been struggling with this for an entire week.

[@BILGI_PASA]

I had so many problems when i tried to use vs code with unity a couple of months ago. Then i gave up and i started using visual studio. But this video can help me. Thank you!

[@samirkazah302]

Same here

[@Laomer_Dev]

thank you bro ❤🌹

[@jaxmundotwitch]

Tysm after trying all solutions on the internet I finally got it with your video. Love your content

[@diplodocus3]

Thank you!!! And specially for adding this on Reddit! I was fed up with the fact that there was no proper IDE support on Mac (except Rider ofcourse). Microsoft has given a SWEET surprise

[@firstname9928]

Literally I have been struggling so long getting intellisense on my new project. THANK YOU.

[@brain-370]

Finally, my pc has stopped burning

[@CocoCode]

How about VS vs VSCode comparison (for Unity) video?

[@itsAdopo_DevXD]

answear plsss i got so many problems!! 1------> when i open vs code everytime the "projects" bar taking way too long to show those numbers 2------> I got an error message on vs code about c# not connected to server (Somthing about "Pipline Name") 3------> when the "projects" bar finished and showed the numbers ,the seggetions can"t work and if I type something wrong , it will never tell me where is it can u give me the solution 😭😭 I got a school project to finish 😭😭😭😭

[@misterlonely6057]

Yay, thank you! :D

[@EnderRobber101]

Thanks this was the best updated tutorial!

[@normaluser9294]

You have my sub, man! Keep going, amazing work!

[@saadaamir4933]

Thank you for explaining it such beautiful way. It was much helpful.

[@magic00squirrel]

Thank you for making this. I updated my Unity version to get access to the new navigation tools but my autofill code stopped working. This fixed that.

[@AizakuGaming]

To anyone having the Errors with "project convert" for .csproj files: Uninstall 'Visual Studio Code Editor' package, make sure 'Visual Studio Editor' packages is present and up to date. IF you cannot remove or update them due to dependency, remove 'Engineering' feature (it's a package collection for different IDEs) in package manager and try again. Be sure to repeat the steps @ 1:11 and regenerate files again. Restart VSCode.

[@yaseer_clash3761]

Thanks so kuch

[@minhbaby3243]

Thank you CoCo Code very much.

[@wedere_fast_rap]

Thank you so much! I was going insane ahah ❤

[@LiterallyJustARat]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Seriously. Been fighting with this for the last several hours tried all kinds things.

[@Briezar]

ah dang, I tried installing the Unity for VSCode package right when it first released but never got it to work so I uninstalled it. Didn't think it was because I didn't remove the old VSCode Editor. Will try it later today, thanks for the informative video, really needed it.

[@omurpods]

Intellicode not working, how to enable? Not IntelliSense. The feature of completing the code suggestion suggested by artificial intelligence does not work. Completed by pressing Tab.

[@user-si9jn1kc1r]

You are my hero

[@tyleryu6432]

Extremely helpful

[@InkDevil999]

Thanks for the video! It has always been a problem to get it to work properly but not it works. The only thing is that for some reason Unity Toolbox changed the Unity Message to "METHOD is called by Unity" Which is pretty useless since it does not explain what the method actually does. I'll be using Unity Code Snippets.

[@SanLiuk]

No installed .NET SDK was found on the computer. If it is installed, make sure it can be found through the PATH environment variable. C# Dev Kit does not work without a supported version of SDK. After installing the SDK, you need restart the VS Code session, or the computer. The .NET Core SDK cannot be located: Error running dotnet --info: Error: Command failed: dotnet --info /bin/sh: dotnet: command not found /bin/sh: dotnet: command not found . .NET Core debugging will not be enabled. Make sure the .NET Core SDK is installed and is on the path.

[@realname4755]

Bless.

[@LardonLardon]

Thank you !

[@JonStar]

Thank you so much!

[@user-gj7eb6hb1y]

The .NET Core SDK cannot be located: Error running dotnet --info: Error: Command failed: dotnet --info /bin/sh: dotnet: command not found /bin/sh: dotnet: command not found . .NET Core debugging will not be enabled. Make sure the .NET Core SDK is installed and is on the path. I have this error although i installed the dotnet sdk. Can you or someone help me to fix this error, please. I have been being stuck in this error for 2 months

[@SanLiuk]

did u fix ? if yes could you tell how?

[@Nuan07]

You're awesome!

[@EL1TEPT]

Thank you so much broski

[@user-ib3jd5rm5q]

mannnnnnn i lovvvvvvvvvve uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@hackblox-d5w]

Thank you the suggestion work fine but when i save in vs code unity didnt compile

[@lucasgodt]

thank you so much! I have been having problem with this for weeks, now its gone!

[@ZBR92]

when i download it and close my visual studio and re open it says about downloading an sdk. i download the latest and i try but it still says i need to download an sdk

[@valentynvorobec7834]

thank you very much sir

[@thomasanderson1416]

Don't you need to also add the C# and C# Devkit extensions and separately install the .NET SDK?

[@phihung2709]

why my assets folder in vs code does not have anything?

[@parthawijaya482]

it work well, thanks

[@Iamaqwerte]

Thanks!

[@SPOIDERMaen]

Thanks man

[@itsAdopo_DevXD]

i got a problem !! 1------> when i open vs code everytime the "projects" bar taking way too long to show those numbers 2------> I got an error message on vs code about c# not connected to server (Somthing about "Pipline Name") 3------> when the "projects" bar finished and showed the numbers ,the seggetions can"t work and if I type something wrong , it will never tell me where is it can u give me the solution 😭😭 I got a school project to finish 😭😭😭😭

[@ArshiaBabakhani-ee4pd]

Thank you

[@alifurkantekdemir4262]

Clearly work thanks!

[@poisht853]

I use to use unity 2022.3.9f1 where everything worked well and then switching to 2022.3.29f1 started my issues. 1. It doesn't show up errors. 2. The general settings for Layout (such as curly braces on same line) are back to VSCode defaults... Any ideas on how to fix this?

[@SOLShinji]

It says unlock it. It looks like you can but can't really set it up. How to fix that

[@supertenchoo4271]

I could not find the path for Vs code on windows

[@hamidlafiesta1767]

when i do this there is an error instead of having the number of projects it is in red

[@alexdell9323]

Unfortunately it just says no installed .net DSK was found or so,etching, like that.

[@SigmaZer0]

Not on the Macbook M1 (arm64), it keeps on throwing an error that the .NET SDK is not installed, I have to reinstall it every time I re-open VSCode.

[@SanLiuk]

how did you fix? did you? I have Mac mini m2 . same stuff .NET Core SDK error

[@SigmaZer0]

@@SanLiukSorry, I wish I had a solution, but so far it's only reinstalling the SDK. The PATHs are setup correctly so I have no idea why it's not being picked up when restarting VSCode.

[@SanLiuk]

@@SigmaZer0 I solved. I wrotee on got and it said to write some lines on command line plus restart vs code , unity and Mac . and open c# script from the "asset" on unity. I repeated few times and it worked. now ihave like 4 diferents sdk. and I keep them all!

[@TechFix-Hub77]

My Problem is: When I nistaling it says Validating so long

[@mohammedo.6895]

Hi, please how can I get similar color theme on my visual studio ? I tried many themes but I didn't found yours

[@user-ms9nk1ul9q]

2:01 What to do , if there is no “project” inscription? What might this depend on?

[@steveruu]

having the same issue

[@dm1tryrin]

@CocoCode For example, I do not add the Input class and the GetKeyDown method (most likely, not only them). Help me please. (I installed Unity Toolbox)

[@brandonbonner4535]

mine is lock and I can't remove it I need help!

[@1ht1baron]

I am writing “void OnTrigger” but intellisense not working. -- Fixed: I installed this extension: “Unity Code Snippets”

[@Bhairab_roy]

May i know why my intelisense work so late even after uodated my vs to latest version??

[@marc8150]

Did everything you stated in the video, still IntelliSense does not work for me...

[@diamondsword7821]

vs code is not opening for me after I press "open c# project". Please help me

[@theshadowunity8260]

Can we get those Asset Usages like we have in Rider?

[@AKExtra-wr6uy]

Can't remove "visual studio code editor" package due to dependencies

[@surjaBruh]

Uninstall "Engineer" package

[@mpgaming07]

hey bro i am learning blender gor assert creation , can u drop me some suggestion , if u need any model to be made ask me.

[@Hassher34985]

Any code maid extension alternatived? Its formatter plugin. I've used csharpier but I didnt like it C sharp curly formatter for you that wanna see curly braces like vs

[@Hassher34985]

Other troubles like ctrl + . (Yellow bulb) for completing ENUM, and creating new method is bad. Ive used vscode from july. I love it

[@Xind0898]

what is the difference between vs code and vs? i have been using exlusively vs, is there any reason for me to switch to vs code?

[@Briezar]

VS is an IDE which is, by default, fully-integrated to work with languages and engines (e.g. Unity), so it has all the needed feature but at the cost of being heavier, you should probably notice that just opening VS may take a few minutes. VSCode, on the other hand, is basically a text editor that you can insert extensions and plugins to modify it specifically for what you need. It is way lighter than VS, takes a few seconds to open and connect intellisense, but it is not fully integrated for Unity like VS, so niche features like Attach to Unity or setting breakpoints won't be there.

[@Briezar]

I switched from VS to VSCode initially because of the slow startup time, but then got more comfortable with VSCode because of how customizable it is. Don't like how the default icons look? Download an extension. Don't like any of the existing themes? Download an extension. Need some snippets? Download an extension. Missing a feature you like from VS? Download an extension. There's probably an extension for anything you need out there.

[@samuelfacanha8745]

Thanks for the tutorial. I was having this error: "No installed .NET SDK was found on the computer. If it is installed, make sure it can be found through the PATH environment variable. C# Dev Kit does not work without a supported version of SDK. After installing the SDK, you need restart the VS Code session, or the computer." After lots of research, adding the following line to the user preferences (command + shift + p then type "Open User Settings (JSON)") solved the problem. Hopefully this can help someone having the same issue. Probably something with ohMyZsh initialization time. "application.shellEnvironmentResolutionTimeout": 120

[@CocoCode]

Thank you! Sorry to hear you had issues with the installation! The C# extension (which is a Unity extension dependency) should handle that for you 😰

[@littledemo3605]

Google play services achievement and leaderboard tutorial please 🙏, discord Link not working

[@mrmansir3734]

I added the extension, but when I test out typing in private void OnTrig.... , it doesn't predict the entire syntax like how it normally would on Visual Studio. When it would predict it, I could press tab and it would autocomplete the code syntax. (private void OnTriggerEnter2D (Collider2D collider) How do I fix this so the prediction thing returns? It was a very useful feature in Visual Studio.

[@surjaBruh]

Have you u fixed it? I got the same issue

[@mrmansir3734]

@@surjaBruh no, i havent tried to fix it ever since :( . But its on my todo list.

[@mrmansir3734]

@@surjaBruh Basically there's a bunch of extensions that are similar to it. The autocomplete/predict code feature is called IntelliSense. So you just got to find a good Unity Intellisense extension.

[@surjaBruh]

@@mrmansir3734 I tried that out already, checked all the forums Still got something wrong Thanks for answering anyway

[@surjaBruh]

@@mrmansir3734 i will let you know if i willl fix it somehow, maybe will be useful for you as well

[@slap2685]

If you want to make vsc have the same features as vs, why do you have to search for many extensions to use the same features? While you just open VS ? I don't understand how many extensions have the same features as vs?? For what? Just use vs. I've never had a problem with it. It really has everything you need. It's super easy.

[@user-vy8mb9ix7d]

I DONT SEE VISUAL STUDIO CODE , I ONLY SEE VISUAL STUDIO IN THE EXTERNAL TOOLS TAB

[@emmabirrell1974]

I just cant find visual studio in any applications. I have been searching for ages and i dont know what to do. Everything is correct that i have done ao far but it wont show up on my mac

[@CocoCode]

Are you sure you followed the very first step in the video to download it? ;) 0:08

[@stefanciobotaru9678]

almost there, it didn't work to show Unity Message after installing Unity Toolbox. on the other hand, Intellisense works fine

[@Zrewski]

same here

[@John-1904]

I love VS Code

[@SkorpionYassine]

I hate VS Code

[@John-1904]

@@SkorpionYassine haha

[@TheGreenSprout]

I followed step by step and it works until after downloading the unity extension, because I don't get the "Projects: " message, and the autocomplete doesn't work, any idea of why that might be?

[@TheGreenSprout]

Nevermind it's fixed. For anyone else with this problem: The issue (mine at least) was the .Net SDK. I had a previous version installed (in order for the autocomplete to work before), so I uninstalled it, followed the tutorial, and when I downloaded the Unity addon it gave me a warning message telling me to download a .Net SDK and gave me a link to download it. I downloaded it, followed the tutorial again (I had to uninstall visual studio code for that, boring), and the "Projects: " message was there. Hope it helps! :D

[@CocoCode]

Ohh 😮‍💨 Glad it works now, thanks for the insight!

[@pranavajay5528]

[@ukaszj2906]

I cannot remove Visual Studio Code Editor in Unity 2022.3 cause it's a dependency to Engineering package. Still the new editor is used for the script editor.

[@abdulrahmansafwat1555]

Same here, did you solve it?

[@ukaszj2906]

@@abdulrahmansafwat1555 Sorry, but no. Later I tried a little UE and left unity, so i dont even remember what i did with this.

[@abdulrahmansafwat1555]

@@ukaszj2906 Thank you, I actually found out that the package doesn't have to be removed.

[@ahmadjames151]

Why not using the normal Visual Studio ?? is there any different between them ??

[@CocoCode]

In my experience VSStudio is way less customizable (themes, plugins) and has some weird shortcut limitations. Also please keep in mind that Mac version of VSStudio will soon be discontinued, so VSC becomes a real deal for this platform

[@ahmadjames151]

@@CocoCode thank you for respond ✔️

[@aliiftikharbutt]

I followed the steps by installing it in package manager but ther is no sign of VS code in my machine nor it shows up in external tools ... Should i remove Visual studio first which i have been using

[@CocoCode]

Have you downloaded visual studio Code first? You may need to browse for it in Unity as stated on the video. No need to remove (purple) visual studio

[@aliiftikharbutt]

@@CocoCode oops I forgot to follow the veeery first step (to download it lol) Anyways thanks for quick reply, it is now up and working. By the way 4 to 5 hours ago I was thinking to consider switching to VS code (because Visual studio is too slow on windows) and you just released very relevent video

[@CocoCode]

Great! Let us know after some time if the change has been better for you!

[@aliiftikharbutt]

@@CocoCode sure, I have already started enjoying it due to its quick load time

[@aliiftikharbutt]

@@CocoCode intellisence is not working

[@_EliteKnight_]

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code are two different editors. lol :D

[@CocoCode]

Yeah, they are. Microsoft has done everything possible to confuse them

[@Theriser44]

what mac do you have?

[@CocoCode]

iMac 5K 2019

[@ChaosInsurgent]

AFTER 2 YEARS OF SEARCHING

[@andreagrumpeenlate5813]

Tried it works…. BUT: this is not better than VS. I mean, it doesn’t even autocomplete typing your variable? I think I will uninstall this.

[@CocoCode]

One you setup it correctly (like shown on the video), all intellisense/code suggestions features work. Let me know if you will need any help regarding that

[@andreagrumpeenlate5813]

@@CocoCode after some (let’s call it, background thinking) it started doing auto completion for those. I’m trying to get to grips with it but it’s hard to get into a new habit. I can’t see a particular reason switch, other than the thought of jumpin ahead of when they’ll “force” us to switch.

[@salimnegan7289]

It doesn't work for me ...

[@amiroo9214]

will this work with linux?

[@CocoCode]

Sorry, I'm unable to verify that right now 😔

[@Inf4mousKidGames]

If unity is on Linux then yes the only issue is the distro you chose considering the Linux community refuses to make a standard app model for their software.

[@paruslovee]

очень знакомый голос... Ну точно ты русский, но какой именно канал хз

[@CyberAngel67]

recently? been out for months now

[@CocoCode]

August 4th 2023, less than 2 months ago

[@CyberAngel67]

@@CocoCode I had it installed longer than that mate, I would go as far as to say May or June

[@SondaPower]

visual studio code is shiet 🙂 the purple version is 1000000000000000 times better.

[@CocoCode]

Any particular reasons? In my opinion, VSCode has: - better performance and multi-window support - plugin and themes support - better keyboard shortcuts and command palette The Purple/Old Visual Studio is going away soon on Mac (2024) and on Windows it a quite heavy and unresponsive peace of software

[@fv4202x]

@@CocoCode I only use visual studio because it saves my code foldings, region foldings etc.

[@SingularityPk]

Thanks alot man

[@ghostcs541]

mine just opened up blank, what to do