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TOCTitle: Requirements
ContentId: 1D4850EE-85E2-4152-81BE-FECAE62EA99E
PageTitle: Requirements for Visual Studio Code
DateApproved: 3/7/2019
MetaDescription: Visual Studio Code hardware and platform (operating system) requirements.
Requirements for Visual Studio Code
Hardware
Visual Studio Code is a small download (< 100 MB) and has a disk footprint of 200 MB. VS Code is lightweight and should easily run on today's hardware.
We recommend:
- 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- 1 GB of RAM
Platforms
VS Code has been tested on the following platforms:
- OS X Yosemite
- Windows 7 (with .NET Framework 4.5.2), 8.0, 8.1 and 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Linux (Debian): Ubuntu Desktop 14.04, Debian 7
- Linux (Red Hat): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, CentOS 7, Fedora 23
Additional Windows requirements
.NET Framework 4.5.2 is required for VS Code. If you are using Windows 7, please make sure .NET Framework 4.5.2 is installed.
Additional Linux requirements
- GLIBCXX version 3.4.15 or later
- GLIBC version 2.15 or later
For a list of currently known issues, see our FAQ.