# VSCode Editing Tips

[VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) is currently the most widely used IDE development environment.

## Extensions

Installing some extensions can greatly improve your efficiency.
Click **View** -> **Extensions** to find many extensions.
Here are some recommended extensions:

- HTTP/s and relative link checker: Check links in multilingual documents
- Markdown Link Updater: When you modify a file name or move a folder, it automatically updates relative paths, saving manual adjustment time
- i18n Ally: Essential tool for UI multilingual translation
- Markdownlint: Check markdown syntax for more standard and beautiful documentation
- Markdown Preview Mermaid Support: Preview mermaid flowcharts in real-time
- VS Code Counter: Count code lines by folder

## Habits

If you work with multilingual documents, split-screen operation is recommended, for easy Chinese-English comparison, with terminal at the bottom for commands.

![split screen](https://docs.daocloud.io/daocloud-docs-images/docs/zh/docs/native/knowledge/images/vscode01.png)

## Editing Repo

After `git clone` a repo, it is recommended to use **File** -> **Open Folder...** to enter the repo workspace.
Then you can run various git commands in the terminal at the repo root.

![workspace](https://docs.daocloud.io/daocloud-docs-images/docs/zh/docs/native/knowledge/images/vscode02.png)