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## Visual Studio Code

This document explains how to build and debug Arm Mbed OS applications using Visual Studio Code. Before starting, first [configure your local debug toolchain](/docs/v5.6/tools/setting-up-a-local-debug-toolchain.html).
This document explains how to build and debug Arm Mbed OS applications using Visual Studio Code. Before starting, first [configure your local debug toolchain](/docs/v5.7/tools/setting-up-a-local-debug-toolchain.html).

Also install [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/) or [Mbed CLI](/docs/v5.7/tools/arm-mbed-cli.html) to build the project.

### Installing Visual Studio Code

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<span class="images">![](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mbed-os-docs-images/vscode5.png)<span>Running the debugger</span></span>

<span class="tips">**Tip:** You can use the Debug Console to interact with the device over GDB and use functionality the UI does not expose. For example, to see the registers, type `-exec info registers`. To put a watch on a memory location, type `-exec watch *0xdeadbeef`.</span>

### Building with Mbed CLI

Visual Studio Code uses `make` to build your application by default. You can also build with Mbed CLI. To do this:

1. In `.vscode/tasks.json`, replace every instance (4 times) of `make` with `mbed`.
1. In `.vscode/tasks.json`, change `args` to:

```
"args": ["compile", "--profile=debug", "-t", "GCC_ARM", "-m", "YOUR_TARGET"],
```

1. In `.vscode/launch.json`, replace every instance (twice) of `make` with `mbed`.
1. In `.vscode/launch.json`, change `${workspaceRoot}/BUILD/` (twice) to `${workspaceRoot}/BUILD/YOUR_TARGET/GCC_ARM/`.
1. In `.vscode/launch.json`, change `${workspaceRoot}\\BUILD` to `${workspaceRoot}\\BUILD\\YOUR_TARGET\\GCC_ARM`.