2026-03-13 - 16:33Z
Commit: 5bf5b2a · Previous: 51f7207 · Compare: GitHub Version: 1.112.0-insider · Branch: main · Upstream: microsoft/vscode
✨ NEW
- #300577 Proposed browser API for debug support
Introduces a proposed browser API to let extensions open integrated browser tabs and communicate via DevTools Protocol, enabling new extension capabilities.
- #301401 feat: Add explorer context menu for opening images in carousel
Adds an Explorer context menu item to open selected images or folders in the Image Carousel editor, allowing easy browsing of images in context.
🐛 FIXES
- #301523 resize question carousel
Improves chat question carousel resizing behavior by refreshing scroll constraints on window resizes, ensuring better usability.
- #301520 Fix focus issue and turn on update title bar entry for Insiders
Fixes update title bar focus issues and enables the actionable update UI by default in Insiders, improving update notifications.
- #300752 fix: repair folder context menu when only legacy file context menu is present
Fixes a Windows 11 issue where the folder context menu lacked the 'Open with Code' option when only legacy file menus existed, restoring expected behavior.
🔨 REFACTORS
- #301511 build - update command to use watch instead of compile
Changes the build task to use the watch mode instead of a one-time compile, enabling continuous rebuilds during development.
- #301497 Update title bar UI feature work and bug fixes
Enhances update UI with better title bar modes, post-install prompts, and telemetry, improving update visibility and user experience.
- #301485 Sessions - changes view improvements
Improves the Sessions 'Changes' view by using session metadata for UI context, enhancing branch protection awareness in the Sessions feature.
- #301496 refactor: remove rollout duration for insider builds in release process
Removes rollout duration setting for Insider builds in the release script, simplifying Insider release process without impacting users.
- #301411 disable grouping and featured models for non local models
Restricts chat model picker grouping and featured sections to local sessions only, aligning UI behavior with session capabilities.
- #301397 refactor: update image extraction description and enhance collection structure in AGENTS.md
Updates Image Carousel docs to better describe image extraction and collection structure, improving clarity for developers using this feature.
⬆️ UPGRADES
- #301516 Update distro
Updates the pinned distribution commit SHA to keep build and dependency caching aligned with the latest distro version.
- #301446 Engineering - update notebooks
Updates engineering notebooks to target the next milestone, keeping internal workflows aligned with the current release cycle.
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Installers
Official download links for the current VS Code Insiders build (may be newer than the build described above):