Working collaboratively in a codespace

You can work collaboratively with other people in a codespace by using Visual Studio Live Share.

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Visual Studio Live Share lets you collaboratively edit and debug with others in real time, within a codespace. You can securely share your current codespace, or access a codespace created by someone else.

You can start a Live Share session either within the VS Code web client in your browser, or within the VS Code desktop application.

For more information about Live Share, see What is Visual Studio Live Share? in the Visual Studio documentation.

Sharing your codespace with someone else

  1. In the Activity Bar, click the Extensions icon.

  2. In the search box, type Live Share.

    Screenshot of the "Extensions: Marketplace" side bar with "live share" entered in the search box. "Live Share" is the first in the list of extensions.

  3. If the Install button is displayed beside the extension, click it to install the extension in the codespace.

  4. If the extension is shown grayed out in the list, right-click it and click Enable.

    Screenshot of the "Enable" right-click menu option.

  5. In the Activity Bar, click the Live Share icon.

    Screenshot of the Activity Bar. The Live Share icon (an arrow above a circle) is highlighted with a dark orange outline.

  6. Click