Visual Studio Codespaces Is Moving To Github ❲2026 Edition❳

The migration followed a phased decommissioning of the Azure-based service:

GitHub Codespaces initially defaults to the light GitHub theme, whereas the original service used the VS Code "Dark+" default. Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub

The service became read-only; users could no longer create new plans or codespaces. The migration followed a phased decommissioning of the

Users can now launch environments directly from a GitHub repository's "Code" button instead of managing separate Azure plans and subscriptions. Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub