Live Preview
Visual Studio Code extension that hosts a local web server in the workspace and previews HTML files in the editor or in a browser.
Live Preview is an extension for Visual Studio Code that hosts a local web server in the workspace, so HTML files can be previewed through it. The preview opens in the editor or in an external browser. The extension is installed from the Visual Studio Marketplace under the identifier ms-vscode.live-server, and the repository holds its source under the MIT license.
Worth knowing
The README opens with a warning that the extension is still under development.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-28: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/microsoft/vscode-livepreview - 2026-10-28: links, Categories, Runs as
github.com/microsoft/vscode-livepreview/blob/v0.4.20/README.md - 2026-10-28: Install with
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.live-server - 2026-10-28: Maintainer, Maintained by, Headquarters
www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement - 2026-10-28: First release
api.github.com/repos/microsoft/vscode-livepreview/releases?per_page=100 - 2026-10-28: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/microsoft/vscode-livepreview/releases/latest - 2026-10-28: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/microsoft/vscode-livepreview/contributors?per_page=1