
To do so, click on the Initialize Git Repository button in the Git View. If your workspace isn't yet tracked by Git, first you need to initialize a new repository. The Side Bar contains a separate Git View you can quickly open by clicking on the Git icon in the View Bar. Visual Studio Code supports Git by default, which means you don't have to install any packages or extensions to use it.


Git allows you to track your work, move back and forth between versions, and work on different branches at the same time.

Integrated Git support is one of the great features of Visual Studio Code.
