What’s New in VS Code 1.71? Key Features and Improvements

VS Code 1.71 Release Highlights

Merge editor improvements – conversion between text and merge editor is now easier.

Extended codec support – the built‑in FFmpeg library now supports additional codecs and containers:

Vorbis

Flac

H.264

VP8

WAV

MP3

Ogg

File rename picker – press F2 to rename the file name, full name, or extension.

New Code Action UI – a custom control replaces the simple menu, making it easier to find the desired Code Action and allowing hover tooltips that explain why an action is disabled.

Terminal updates – Fish and Git Bash shell integration, smooth scrolling, support for underline style and color via kitty escape sequences, and several rendering improvements.

Jupyter notebook image paste – you can now paste screenshots or image files directly into Markdown cells. Enable the feature with the following settings:

"ipynb.experimental.pasteImages.enabled": true

"editor.experimental.pasteActions.enabled": true

TypeScript live – watch quick‑start or tips videos on YouTube.

Live Preview extension – now supports multi‑root web projects.

Markdown Language Server blog – learn how Markdown support is moving to a language server.

For more details, see the official announcement at https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_71 .