Visual Studio Code: 1.53.0 Release

Welcome to the January 2021 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Wrap tabs - Wrap editor tabs in the workbench instead of having a scrollbar.
• Configure tab decorations - Add editor tab status decorations.
• Customize search mode - Use the Search view or open a new Search editor.
• JavaScript debugging - Support for conditional exception breakpoints and Node.js worker_threads.
• Notebook UX updates - Outline view for Notebook cells, and breadcrumbs for improved navigation.
• Markdown preview image auto update - Preview automatically updates when images change.
• Emmet improvements - Faster performance and supporting the latest features.
• Extension guidelines - Documented best practices for extension authors.
• Remote Development video series - Learn to create and configure container-based environments.

If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Join us live at the VS Code team's livestream on Tuesday, February 9 at 8am Pacific (4pm London) to see a demo of what's new in this release, and ask us questions live.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.