To download Visual Studio Code, go to the Visual Studio Code website and click on “Download.” Once you open the file, click on the “Install now” button. On Windows, Visual Studio Code will be installed as a traditional installer. On MacOS or Linux, it should automatically install as a .dmg or .rpm package respectively. You will be asked to choose a few options during installation, but the default options should suffice. There is no need for root access as Visual Studio Code installs locally by default.