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# My 12 Favorite VSCode Extensions

**[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 5 min read · 110 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

VSCode has a huge library of extensions that increase developer productivity. Below are some of my favorite VSCode extensions to help you get the most out of your code. The list includes shortcuts, snippets, formatter, Markdown Preview Enhanced, and Polacode.

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**@niro** · 2 upvotes

> Rainbow brackets is interesting to know. I've been using bracket pair colorizer. Polacode my favourite to create tutorials to students or my own notes. CSS peek and Turbo console log is something I've been looking for! Thanks for sharing! 👍

**@jpiedragil** · 2 upvotes

> Very good review of VS Code extensions for web development.

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