Visual Studio Codespaces Is Moving To Github (FREE)

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

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

The migration followed a phased decommissioning of the Azure-based service: GitHub Codespaces initially defaults to the light GitHub

Because environments were not automatically transferred, developers had to manually move their work: Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub

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