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Important
Live Share is deprecated in Visual Studio 2026. Visual Studio 2026 (version 18.12) no longer includes Live Share.
What maintenance mode means
Live Share is in maintenance mode, with no new features planned. The Visual Studio release announcement doesn't announce a change to the Live Share extension for Visual Studio Code.
Planning guidance for existing users
Collaboration alternatives
Consider the following options for your team's workflow. They aren't direct replacements for every Live Share feature.
- Pair using screen sharing: Share your Visual Studio window in Microsoft Teams. You can give control to a trusted participant, but everyone works in the shared screen rather than independent editor sessions.
- Review changes asynchronously: Use Git in Visual Studio and GitHub pull requests to share branches and review changes. This workflow doesn't provide live co-editing.
- Use cloud development environments: GitHub Codespaces can provide a consistent environment from a repository. Codespaces uses Linux containers and is accessed through VS Code, a browser, or the GitHub CLI; it doesn't provide shared live editing by itself and usage can incur charges.
Evaluate access, security, platform requirements, and costs before choosing a solution or sharing code.
For existing Live Share usage in VS Code, see Install and sign in to Live Share in Visual Studio Code.
Support
For support requests, use standard Microsoft support channels.