ActionScript development with Visual Studio Code

An open source editor for ActionScript with the power of an IDE — developed by the community.

Install Extension

Screenshot of NextGen ActionScript extension for Visual Studio Code

Code Intelligence

Enjoy the comforts of a full-fledged ActionScript development environment.

  • Completion for types and members
  • Function parameter hints
  • Find all references
  • Ctrl+click jump to symbol
  • Search for symbol by name in either the document or workspace

Debugging

Run ActionScript transpiled to JavaScript in either Node.js or a web browser.

  • Add breakpoints to the original ActionScript
  • Pause, step in/out/over, restart, and stop
  • Debug console for trace() calls
  • Explore the call stack
  • Inspect variables and properties

Cross-platform, Cross-runtime

  • Visual Studio Code runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux
  • Also supports ActionScript projects that compile to SWF (debugging SWFs will be supported in a future version)
  • Use the asconfigc utility to compile your project from the command line with the same settings as VSCode
Screenshot of search for NextGen ActionScript extension

Installation

To install the extension, open up Visual Studio Code and follow these quick steps:

  1. Open the Extensions view.
  2. Search for NextGen ActionScript.
  3. Click the Install button.

To configure an SDK, see the complete installation instructions for details.