First-class Visual Basic (.NET) support for Visual Studio Code, powered by a custom language server.
Features
IntelliSense (completion, signature help, hover)
Diagnostics (push + pull)
Formatting and rename
Code actions, including Roslyn-backed Extract Method
Symbol search and document symbols
Semantic tokens and folding
Type definition + implementation
Call/type hierarchy + document highlights
Selection ranges + document links
Best-effort fallback support for old-style / non-SDK VB.NET Framework project files, including common WinForms and My.Application project-system artifacts
Debugging with bundled netcoredbg
Getting Started
Open a VB.NET project (.sln, .slnf, or .vbproj).
The language server starts automatically and scans your workspace.
Configure settings under vbnet.* if needed.
Debugging
This extension bundles netcoredbg for supported platforms. To override with a custom debugger binary, set:
vbnet.debugger.path
Note: On macOS arm64 the bundled debugger is sourced from the Cliffback community build (see notices in the extension package).
Troubleshooting
When sharing diagnostics or logs in GitHub issues, set vbnet.output.language to en-US to request English output from the language server, .NET CLI, MSBuild, and Roslyn where supported.
