9:45 am March 3, 2025 By Julian Horsey If you’ve ever found yourself staring at your Visual Studio Code (VS Code) setup, wondering if it could work just a little harder for you, you’re not alone.

The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.

VS Code, with the right set of extensions, has turned from a mere code editor into my writing companion. It started as an experiment but quickly evolved into a core part of my daily routine.