How to Open VS Code on Mac

If you are new to Mac or VS Code, it is possible that you may not be able to locate VS Code after installation, or you are looking for different ways to open the app. We will take a look at most of the ways you can do that.

Option 1: Using Spotlight Search

Just press Command ⌘ + Spacebar or F4 if you are on Macbook or using the Apple Keyboard, and you should see the Spotlight Search appear.

Now just start typing - "Visual Studio Code", if it is installed, you should see it as the first result as shown below.

Open Visual Studio Code via Spotlight Search

Option 2: Using Finder Application

VS Code will be installed under the Applications directory, so you can locate it using Finder.

Option 3: Using Terminal Application

If you use Terminal a lot, the easier way to open VS Code via Terminal is by adding the path of VS Code to the .zshrc file.

code .

How to add Visual Studio Code path to Mac .zshrc file if you get an error:

https://code2care.org/zsh/resolve-zsh-command-not-found-code-error

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