Code Editor Setup

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor. While we recommend using Visual Studio for C#/C++ development, VS Code is excellent for Lua development in FiveM.

Download

You can download Visual Studio Code from their official website .

Essential Extensions

Lua Development

• Lua 

  • Provides core Lua language support
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Code completion

• CfxLua (FiveM/RedM) IntelliSense 

  • Provides IntelliSense, diagnostics and annotations via Lua Language Server
  • Support for FiveM/RedM natives and runtime globals
  • Support for FiveM’s Lua implementation

Optional Extensions

Here are some additional extensions you might find helpful:

Visual Customization

• Bearded Icons 

  • Beautiful file icons
  • Helps you organize your files better

• Nord Deep Theme 

  • A nice theme which is easy on the eyes!
  • Personal pick from the Team

You can browse many more themes and icon packs on the VS Code Marketplace 

Development Tools

• GitLens 
  • Enhanced Git integration
  • Use git from within VS Code
  • Requires Git  installation

Next Steps

On our next page, we’ll explore essential resources to improve your development experience and enhance your scripts!