Users can now launch environments directly from a GitHub repository's "Code" button instead of managing separate Azure plans and subscriptions.
The migration followed a phased decommissioning of the Azure-based service: Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub
Visual Studio Codespaces officially retired on , consolidating its features into GitHub Codespaces . Microsoft made this move to simplify the developer experience by providing a native, "one-click" workflow directly within the GitHub platform where most code already resides. Key Transition Timeline Users can now launch environments directly from a
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
Current users were invited to join the GitHub Codespaces beta.