VS Code release February 2025 (version 1.98)

Visual Studio Code releases new updates every month with new features and bug fixes, and the February 2025 release is now available.

There have been enhancements to GitHub Copilot with predictive editing, autonomous task completion, smarter code search, improved terminal and notebook support, and UI and workflow refinements.

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Highlights from version 1.98:

• Next Edit Suggestions (preview) - Copilot predicts the next edit you are likely to make.
• Agent mode (preview) - Copilot autonomously completes tasks.
• Copilot Edits for notebooks - Iterate quickly on edits for your notebooks.
• Copilot Vision - Attach and interact with images in chat prompts.
• Code search - Let Copilot find relevant files for your chat prompt.
• Terminal IntelliSense (preview) - Rich completion support for your terminal.
• Drag & drop references - Quickly open peek references in a new editor.
• Linux custom title bar - Custom title bar support for Linux enabled by default.
• Unresolved diagnostics (preview) - Prompt when committing with unresolved diagnostics.
• Soft-delete in source control - Move untracked files to trash instead of deleting them.
• Custom instructions GA - Use custom instructions to tailor Copilot to your needs.

The release also includes contributions from our very own @John Murray through pull requests that address open issues. Find out more about these features in the release notes here > https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_98

For those with VS Code, your environment should auto-update. You can manually check for updates by running Help > Check for Updates on Linux and Windows or running Code > Check for Updates on macOS.