Visual Studio Codespaces Is Moving To Github May 2026

Because environments were not automatically transferred, developers had to manually move their work:

The Visual Studio Codespaces portal was fully retired, and all remaining data was deleted. Major Differences and Improvements Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub

Current users were invited to join the GitHub Codespaces beta. Because environments were not automatically transferred

GitHub Codespaces initially defaults to the light GitHub theme, whereas the original service used the VS Code "Dark+" default. Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub

The migration followed a phased decommissioning of the Azure-based service:

While both services share the same underlying technology—VS Code running on Linux—the move to GitHub introduced several shifts:

Users can now launch environments directly from a GitHub repository's "Code" button instead of managing separate Azure plans and subscriptions.