The VS Code Extensions I Actually Use in 2026
Twelve extensions. Each one earns its slot. The list shrinks every year as core gets better.
Extensions, settings, multi-cursor, snippets — IDE setup for serious work.
Twelve extensions. Each one earns its slot. The list shrinks every year as core gets better.
GUI settings are for casuals. settings.json is where serious customization lives. Here's the 30-line baseline.
Alt+click, Ctrl+D, Ctrl+Shift+L, column selection. Five techniques that turn refactoring into seconds.
Custom snippets for Python, TS, React. The trick is making them small enough to remember.