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# GitLab Workflow VS Code extension **(FREE)**

The [GitLab VS Code Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow)
integrates GitLab with Visual Studio Code. You can decrease context switching and
do more day-to-day tasks in Visual Studio Code, such as:

- [View issues](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#browse-issues-review-mrs).
- Run [common commands](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#commands)
  from the Visual Studio Code [command palette](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/userinterface#_command-palette).
- Create and [review](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#merge-request-reviews)
  merge requests directly from Visual Studio Code.
- [Validate your GitLab CI configuration](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#validate-gitlab-ci-configuration).
- [View the status of your pipeline](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#information-about-your-branch-pipelines-mr-closing-issue).
- [Create](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#create-snippet)
  and paste snippets to, and from, your editor.
- [Browse repositories](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#browse-a-repository-without-cloning)
  without cloning them.

## Download the extension

Download the extension from the [Visual Studio Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow).

## Configure the extension

After you [download the extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow)
you can [configure](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#extension-settings):

- [Features to display or hide](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-vscode-extension#extension-settings).
- [Self-signed certificate](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow#self-signed-certificates) information.

## Report issues with the extension

Report any issues, bugs, or feature requests in the
[`gitlab-vscode-extension` issue queue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-vscode-extension/-/issues).

## Related topics

- [Download the extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitLab.gitlab-workflow)
- [Extension documentation](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-vscode-extension/-/blob/main/README.md)
- The extension source code is available in the
  [`gitlab-vscode-extension`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-vscode-extension/) project.
