--- title: VS Code extension marketplace wars: Cursor users hit... description: Users of Cursor, an AI coding editor similar to VS Code, are encountering issues with popular Microsoft extensions like C/C++. Microsoft enforces strict... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vs-code-extension-marketplace-wars-cursor-users-hit-roadblocks-devclass-dyyrejjf8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: VS Code extension marketplace wars: Cursor users hit roadblocks • DEVCLASS | daily.dev og:description: Users of Cursor, an AI coding editor similar to VS Code, are encountering issues with popular Microsoft extensions like C/C++. Microsoft enforces strict... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vs-code-extension-marketplace-wars-cursor-users-hit-roadblocks-devclass-dyyrejjf8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DyYReJjf8.png og:image:alt: VS Code extension marketplace wars: Cursor users hit roadblocks • DEVCLASS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # VS Code extension marketplace wars: Cursor users hit roadblocks • DEVCLASS **[DEVCLASS](https://daily.dev/sources/devclass)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Users of Cursor, an AI coding editor similar to VS Code, are encountering issues with popular Microsoft extensions like C/C++. Microsoft enforces strict marketplace terms favoring its products, prompting the need for alternatives like the Open VSX marketplace. Despite Cursor's capabilities to import VS Code extensions, recent changes might be limiting its functionality. Developers are advised to look for alternative extensions or download vsix files directly from repositories. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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