Pine Script DevKit for VS Code

Full-featured Pine Script v6 IDE support for Visual Studio Code. The complete toolset for writing TradingView indicators, strategies and libraries without leaving your editor.

566+ built-in symbols · IntelliSense · hover docs · real-time diagnostics · formatter · AI chat · themes

Note: This is not an official TradingView extension. It is an open-source tool built by our team and shared with the community. All code produced compiles in TradingView without errors.

Features

Syntax Highlighting & Themes

Rich semantic highlighting for keywords, namespaces (ta., math., array.…), built-in types, operators, and annotations. Includes two purpose-built color themes:

• Pine Script Dark optimised for TradingView's dark UI
• Pine Script Light clean light variant

Custom .pine file icon in the Explorer (dark and light variants).

IntelliSense & Hover Docs

Namespace-aware autocompletion for 566+ Pine Script v6 functions, constants and variables sourced directly from the TradingView reference.

• Type ta. to see every technical-analysis function with signatures and docs
• Hover any built-in symbol to get a rich tooltip with parameter table and a direct link to the TradingView Reference Manual
• Signature hints while typing function arguments
• Semantic Highlighting colors user-defined functions, variables, types and parameters distinctly from built-ins

Real-time Diagnostics

Squiggly lines catch Pine Script mistakes as you type:

Navigation

• Document Outline shows functions, variables, UDTs and inputs in breadcrumbs and the Outline panel
• Code Lens shows usage count above every user-defined function
• Smart Folding for function bodies, type blocks and // #region markers
• Document Highlight highlights all occurrences of the symbol under cursor in real time

Editing Tools

• 25+ Snippets covering indicator/strategy/library scaffolds, TA patterns, control flow, drawing objects and tables
• File Templates create new Indicator, Strategy or Library files via Command Palette or Explorer context menu
• Auto-Formatter normalizes 4-space indentation, trims trailing whitespace and collapses excess blank lines
• Color Picker inline picker for color.rgb() and all color.* named constants
• Code Actions quick fixes to add //@version=6, add overlay=, or wrap a block with barstate.isconfirmed
• Clickable Links TradingView URLs in comments become hyperlinks

Pine Script Explorer

A dedicated Activity Bar sidebar that lists all built-in namespaces and their symbols. Click any entry to insert it at the cursor position.

@pinescript Chat

An AI chat participant in GitHub Copilot Chat. Ask anything about Pine Script v6:

@pinescript how do I draw a horizontal line at the highest high of the last 20 bars?
@pinescript /explain   (explain selected code)
@pinescript /indicator (generate a new indicator scaffold)
@pinescript /strategy  (generate a new strategy scaffold)

Getting Started

1. Install the extension. Files with the .pine extension activate it automatically.
2. Open the Getting Started walkthrough via Help / Get Started / Pine Script.
3. Create your first file via Cmd+Alt+I on Mac or Ctrl+Alt+I on Windows and Linux.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Requirements

VS Code 1.120.0 or higher. No other dependencies.

Extension Settings