# What's new in the ESP-IDF extension for VSCode

DevFeed: [What's new in the ESP-IDF extension for VSCode](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-s-new-in-the-esp-idf-extension-for-vscode-13972.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/whats-new-in-the-esp-idf-extension-for-vscode/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2022-01-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [ESP-IDF](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp-idf.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [Espressif](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/espressif.md>), [Emulator](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/emulator.md>), [Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/extension.md>), [qemu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qemu.md>)

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## AI overview

This release announcement describes new features in the ESP-IDF extension for Visual Studio Code, including QEMU-based ESP32 emulation, debugging and monitoring in containers, partition table editing and flashing, importing existing projects, and integration with the ESP-IDF Component registry.

## Source excerpt

Co-authored with Kondal Kolipaka The ESP-IDF extension for Visual Studio Code aims to help users to write code with Espressif chips using ESP-IDF and other frameworks. We constantly try to improve the extension usability and add features to enhance the user developing experience. The latest features we have added are: ESP-IDF QEMU integration QEMU is an open-source machine emulator commonly used to emulate operating systems and many hardware devices.