Visual Studio Codespaces Is Moving To Github -

The service became read-only; users could no longer create new plans or codespaces.

Current users were invited to join the GitHub Codespaces beta. Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub

Visual Studio Codespaces officially retired on , consolidating its features into GitHub Codespaces . Microsoft made this move to simplify the developer experience by providing a native, "one-click" workflow directly within the GitHub platform where most code already resides. Key Transition Timeline The service became read-only; users could no longer

The original Azure offering allowed for more granular manual control over instance sizes at creation, a feature that was later streamlined in the GitHub implementation . How to Migrate Code Microsoft made this move to simplify the developer

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

Because environments were not automatically transferred, developers had to manually move their work:

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