{"id":19023,"date":"2022-03-21T16:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T23:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/general-availability-of-power-platform-tools-for-visual-studio-code-and-february-refresh-for-power-platform-cli\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:50:39","slug":"general-availability-of-power-platform-tools-for-visual-studio-code-and-february-refresh-for-power-platform-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/general-availability-of-power-platform-tools-for-visual-studio-code-and-february-refresh-for-power-platform-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"General Availability of Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio Code and February Refresh for Power Platform CLI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With great delight, we are announcing the general availability of <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=microsoft-IsvExpTools.powerplatform-vscode&amp;msclkid=55e28828a93411ecbae5780270107e76\">Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio Code<\/a> in addition to our monthly Power Platform CLI refresh. This new capability, that we are announcing, beyond just the terminal interface for the Power Platform CLI in Visual Studio code, we have added some graphical elements, that lets us take advantage of the real estate that Visual Studio Code offers.<\/p>\n<h2>New capabilities<\/h2>\n<h3>New UI capabilities<\/h3>\n<p>One of the big differences that you will notice right away is when the extension is installed, you will now see a Power Platform Icon on the Activity bar in Visual Studio Code.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"49\" height=\"257\" alt=\"Graphical user interface, application, icon Description automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-19028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graphical-user-interface-application-icon-descr.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Unlike during the preview, where the only way to know if the extension was installed, one would have to launch the terminal interface in Visual Studio code and then run the <strong>pac command.<\/strong> Now there is a visual element to let you know that the extension is installed. Clicking on this icon launches the side bar that shows the stored authentication profiles and the list of environments and solutions within those environments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"722\" class=\"wp-image-19029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image.webp 927w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-300x234.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-768x598.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Install apps from AppSource: <\/strong>This\u00a0is a preview capability that we are launching as public preview with a broader announcement coming in a few weeks. This command allows you to install applications available from AppSource which are often needed as a prerequisite when preparing new development environments. 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In case you did not follow a versioning paradigm properly from the outset, you now have the ability to set the right version. For example, here the version online is v1.0.0.0, and we realize we need to change the version to reflect the proper changes based on your change management rules. You can use pac solution online-version.<\/p>\n<p>Before pac solution online-version:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"161\" alt=\"Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-19032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr.webp 368w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-descr-300x131.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apply the pac solution online-version command:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2368\" height=\"117\" class=\"wp-image-19033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-2.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-2.webp 2368w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-2-300x15.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-2-1024x51.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-2-768x38.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-2-1536x76.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/word-image-2-2048x101.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2368px) 100vw, 2368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Version has now changed:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"203\" alt=\"Graphical user interface, text, application, chat or text message Description automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-19034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-chat.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-chat.webp 357w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/graphical-user-interface-text-application-chat-300x171.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All these capabilities are available, on Windows, macOS, and Linux. We are also making the source code repository of the extension available via<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerplatform-vscode\"> GitHub<\/a> as read only.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>As always, we are delighted to bring these capabilities to you and as always, we continue to appreciate the feedback thus far and will continue to do so. Please provide your feedback at the following forums. <a href=\"mailto:ISVFeedback@Microsoft.com\">ISVFeedback@Microsoft.com<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/powerusers.microsoft.com\/t5\/Power-Apps-Pro-Dev-ISV\/bd-p\/pa_component_framework\">The PowerUsers community<\/a> and raise issues at <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerplatform-vscode\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerplatform-vscode<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>One more thing: If you are starting out to try this capability, may we suggest that you try out our new lab to try to the experience <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerplatform-vscode-lab\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerplatform-vscode-lab<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcement of General Availability for the Power Platform Tools for Visual Studio Code 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