For quite a long time now, Visual Studio Code has been one of the leading IDEs in the developer market. This is no doubt as the IDE is streamlined and made to support a lot of out-of-the-box tools. The IDE has come a long way, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. One major reason why VS Code is preferred by many is the ability of the developer to install tools that could help better their work in terms of productivity, better-looking code, and even collaboration.

GitLens+ is now better than ever. When we initially released GitLens+ in early 2022, a free account was required for access to features like the Visual File History and Worktrees. Since, we’ve seen that additional step as a hurdle for you, our users, to explore and use these rich new capabilities. Which is why with GitLens 13, we are very excited to bring the power of GitLens+ features, including the beautiful new Commit Graph, to ALL users on local and public repos. No account required.

Git is a version control system that is used by a vast majority of developers around the world. Developed by the Linux mastermind Linus Torvalds, Git has been available to the public since 2005 and has made developers’ lives much easier. With Git, working in teams and collaborating over files is much easier, and it helps enable faster development of software products.