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Visual Studio Code vs Windows Packager

A side-by-side look at Visual Studio Code and Windows Packager. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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Windows Packager

Windows Packager

Os & Utilities

Windows Packager is a free, open-source software tool that allows you to package Windows desktop applications as MSIX packages. It provides an intuitive graphical interface to configure, build, validate and publish MSIX packages for distribution.

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