Install ServiceNow Extensions for VS Code

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title: Install ServiceNow Extensions for VS Code
description: Download and install ServiceNow extensions to begin editing your applications in VS Code.
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [ServiceNow Extensions for Visual Studio Code, Building pro-code applications, Developing your application, Classic app development, Building applications]
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# Install ServiceNow Extensions for VS Code

Download and install ServiceNow extensions to begin editing your applications in VS Code.

## Before you begin

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In order to install ServiceNow Extensions for Visual Studio Code, you must have VS Code version 1.38.0 or later installed.

## Procedure

1.  Open VS Code and navigate to the **Extensions** tab by clicking the Extensions tab icon \(\[Omitted image "extensions-tab-icon.png"\] Alt text: Extensions tab icon\) or pressing Control+Shift+X on Windows or Command+Shift+X on MacOS.

2.  In the Visual Studio Code Marketplace, enter `ServiceNow` or `ServiceNow Extensions` in the **Search Visual Studio Code Extensions** search box.

3.  Select **ServiceNow Extensions for VS Code** in the search results and click **Install** to proceed with installation.

4.  After the installation process completes, restart Visual Studio Code.

5.  Navigate to **View** > **Command Palette** in Visual Studio Code.

    You can also use a keyboard shortcut \(Control+Shift+P on Windows and Command+Shift+P on MacOS\) to open the command palette.

6.  Choose **Developer: Reload Window** from the list.


## What to do next

Once you reload VS Code [activate](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/activate-servicenow-ext.md) the ServiceNow extension.

**Parent Topic:**[ServiceNow Extensions for Visual Studio Code](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/vs-code.md)