Set up Visual Studio Code with Unity and INTELLISENSE WORKING 2023

In this video I'll show you how to quickly set up Visual Studio Code (VSCode) with Unity and Intellisense working properly 2022.

I also recommend disabling Telemetry in Visual Studio Code
if you do not want to send usage analytic data to VS Code:
File/Preferences/Settings (macOS: Code/Preferences/Settings), search for telemetry, and set the Telemetry: Telemetry Level setting to off. This will silence all telemetry events from VS Code going forward.

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There was an issue with OBS while recording which is why the quality looks a little lower than usual. Fixed for the next video! :)

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First download VS Code. Then download the .NET Core SDK from Microsoft. You also need to download the .NET Framework 4.7.1 Developer Pack for it to work properly. In Unity download the Visual Studio Code Editor package from the Package Manager. Then in Edit/Preferences set the external code editor to Unity in External Tools. Open a script in VS Code and install the C# extension. Close out of VS Code and go to Assets/Open C# Project. Intellisense should work now. And I recommend downloading the packages below as well to speed up Unity gamedev development.

Things to do if Intellisense is not working:
*Uninstall and Reinstall VS Code and .NET Packages
*Assets/Open C# Project
*Edit/Preferences/External Tools/Regenerate CSPROJ files

🔗 Relevant Video Links 🔗
►Visual Studio Code
►Visual Studio Code and Unity Instructions
►.NET Core SDK
►Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 Developer Pack

►Extensions
➡C# (Required)
➡Debugger for Unity (Optional -- Recommended)
➡Unity Tools (Optional)
➡Unity Code Snippets (Optional)
➡C# XML Documentation (Optional)
➡GDScript Theme (Optional)
➡Rainbow Brackets

►⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
0:00 Download VS Code
0:37 Download .NET SDK
0:49 Set VS Code Editor in Unity
1:18 Download Unity VS Code Package
1:40 Install C# extension
2:04 Download .NET Developer Pack
2:23 Assets/Open C# Project
2:52 Recap
3:37 Extensions
5:07 Outro

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[samyam]

I also recommend disabling Telemetry in Visual Studio Code
if you do not want to send usage analytic data to VS Code:
File/Preferences/Settings (macOS: Code/Preferences/Settings), search for telemetry, and set the Telemetry: Telemetry Level setting to off. This will silence all telemetry events from VS Code going forward.

There was an issue with OBS while recording which is why the quality looks a little lower than usual. Fixed for the next video! :)

[FlipYourLearning]

I found this 46 minutes after you published it by just searching for the exact thing on YouTube. That's great timing :D

[noora]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!! I've been struggling with this for so long, then gave up and tried to go by and learn without autocorrect/IntelliSense, but just I couldn't anymore. The instructions were so clear thank you!

[thebusinesstaco]

Literally my savior, was searching for so long for a tutorial that wasn’t just like the other unhelpful simple “you have to do this” (something I already tried” 4 second video. Thank you so much!!!

[TechAreUs]

Oh my God thank you so much Samysam! I've been trying to get Intellisense to work for ages now, not to mention VS Code trusting Unity and all this random stuff but thanks a ton! The rest of your videos looks like gems too so I'll have to check them out

[DarkSwordsman]

Wow, straight to the point with no fluff. I love it! Thank you :D

[DannyDaDino]

This was the most clear and concise tutorial I've ever seen. This was great.

[uuo]

I really like how detailed you were not just on the video, but also in the description :D.

[collosalcake]

thank you much! I just started using Unity on my new computer and I didn't know why the intellisense wasn't working! clear, straight to the point, and easy to follow.

[glenvanderpost]

This fix still works today! Thank you so much for such a well-documented and thorough walkthrough!

[bortbreadface]

THANK YOU SAMYAM!

Everytime I'm looking for a topic, recently made, you've made one.

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[jayman]

I know this video was posted a year ago, but it was super great! I hadn't had intellisense for a while and was just ignoring it but now that it is fixed life is way better! Thank you so much!

[thedsamvnahom]

I have searched all over youtube for this. this the only one that actually works,
great tutorial, thank you

[CausticCatastrophe]

Thanks for this, getting back into unity after a long hiatus, and this helped me get up and running again!

[ttoppaladin]

thanks for this, ive been trying to make a 2d turn based tactical on here and when following everyone's guides, they all had intellisense and I had to type everything manually. thumbs up for you <3

[luckybeatz]

WOW. I always had trouble following tutorials on how to fix something somewhere. But this video was extremely well made (and fixxed the issue btw).
It had a checklist for you to check if you miss on something and works you completely fine through

[CreatorJakeHartmann]

Worked like a charm, i was missing the developer pack. Thank you so much!

[benairey]

I tried a ton of resources to solve this, and your video is the only one what made me realize I had not installed the Developer Pack. Thanks!

[jasonreinhardt]

Thanks, this was the first resource I found that had every step I needed to follow - good content!

[Progbassdude]

Thank you so much! Installing the 4.7.1 developer pack is what did it for me.