1.23.52

Bug Fixes:

• Fix "Compile File" terminal closing immediately, hiding compilation output. The terminal now stays open until the user presses a key + Fix POSIX shell escape handling in compile_commands.json parsing so that escaped quotes (e.g., \") are correctly interpreted when compiling single files. #4896
• Fix cmake.exportCompileCommandsFile set to false still passing -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS:BOOL=FALSE instead of omitting the flag entirely, which caused CMake warnings for projects with LANGUAGES NONE. #4893
• Fix regression where Visual Studio kits with an existing Ninja-based build cache would fail due to a generator mismatch. Ninja is now preferred again when available, stale VS kits derive the correct generator at runtime as a fallback, and the build directory is auto-cleaned on generator mismatches. #4890

1.23.51

Features:

• Add support for CMake Presets version 11 (added in CMake 4.3). In test presets, the execution.jobs field can now be an empty string, equivalent to passing --parallel with no value.
• Automatically add new source files to CMakeLists.txt and remove deleted source files from CMakeLists.txt. Two new commands (cmake.addFileToCMakeLists and cmake.removeFileFromCMakeLists) and nine new cmake.modifyLists.* settings provide full control over target selection, variable handling, and confirmation behavior. #2132 #4454 @malsyned
• Add cmake.languageServerOnlyMode to keep CMake language services active while disabling CMake project integration when no local CMake executable is available. #4516
• Allow specifying a custom debug adapter type in cmake.debugConfig via the type property. When set, automatic debugger detection is skipped and any debug adapter (e.g., codelldb, lldb) can be used with arbitrary configuration properties. #4818
• Add ${cmake.testEnvironment} placeholder for launch.json that resolves to the CTest ENVIRONMENT test property, and automatically include CTest environment variables when debugging tests without a launch configuration. #4572 #4821
• Add "Delete Build Directory and Reconfigure" command that removes the entire build directory before reconfiguring, ensuring a completely clean state. #4826
• Add cmake.shell setting to route CMake/CTest/CPack subprocess invocations through a custom shell (e.g., Git Bash, MSYS2), enabling embedded toolchains that require POSIX path translation on Windows. #1750
• triple: Add riscv32be riscv64be support. #4648 @lygstate
• Add command to clear build diagnostics from the Problems pane. #4691
• Clear build diagnostics from the Problems pane when a new build starts and populate them incrementally during the build. #4608
• Add individual CTest test nodes to the Project Outline with inline run/debug buttons, and enable debugging tests from both the Outline and Test Explorer without requiring a launch.json. #4721
• Add "Delete Cache, Reconfigure and Build" command that chains cache deletion, reconfiguration, and build into a single action. #4723
• Add cmake.postConfigureTask setting to execute a named VS Code task after every successful CMake configure. #4566 @Francois-Le
• Add "Set Build and Launch/Debug Target" command that sets both the build target and launch target simultaneously. #4732
• Add cmake.setBuildTargetSameAsLaunchTarget setting to automatically set the build target when the launch/debug target is changed. #4519 @nikita-karatun
• Add cmake.additionalBuildProblemMatchers setting to define custom problem matchers for build output. Supports tools like clang-tidy, PCLint Plus, cppcheck, or custom scripts integrated via add_custom_command/add_custom_target. #4077
• Support targetName argument for launch-target command substitutions (cmake.launchTargetPath, etc.) via ${input:...} variables, enabling build-before-run for non-active executable targets without changing the active launch target. #4656
• Complete Bookmarks context menu with "Set Build Target", "Set Launch/Debug Target", "Open CMakeLists.txt", and "Run Utility Target" actions to match the Project Outline. #4788
• Relax intelliSenseMode validation in CMake Presets. #4815 @halflifefan
• Support string arrays in kit cmakeSettings to pass CMake lists without escaping semicolons (e.g., "LLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS": ["clang", "lld"]). #4503
• Add cmake.outlineViewType setting to toggle the Project Outline between a flat list view and the prior hierarchical tree view that shows each CMake project separately. #3799 #4538 @ar1m4n
• Add kit.visualStudioArguments property, this is the extra arguments that would be passed to the vcvarsall.bat file when entering the VS dev environment, those arguments are [platform_type] [winsdk_version] [-vcvars_ver=vc_version] [-vcvars_spectre_libs=spectre_mode]. #125 #4538 @lygstate

Improvements:

• Clarify variable substitution scope in docs for settings.json vs generic VS Code tasks.json/launch.json, including when to use ${command:cmake.*} and why ${buildKit}, ${generator}, and ${config:cmake.configureArgs} may not expand as expected in tasks. #4010
• Improve CMake syntax highlighting: extend variable recognition with compiler/toolchain families and add scoped property command colorization for set_property, get_property, set_target_properties, and related commands. #4527 @pboettch
• Run tests sequentially in alphabetical order (matching the Test Explorer display order) when cmake.ctest.allowParallelJobs is disabled. #4829
• Document how to configure cmake.debugConfig.visualizerFile to use custom Natvis files with quick debugging, without requiring a launch.json. #4616
• Add .github/copilot-instructions.md to ground GitHub Copilot in the repo's architecture and coding conventions.
• Clicking on a CTest in the Project Outline now navigates to the test source file, matching the existing Test Explorer behavior. #4773
• Clicking on a CTest unit test in the Test Explorer now navigates to the test source file by matching the test executable to its CMake target's source files. #4449
• Make "CMake: Add ... Preset" commands available in the command palette when cmake.useCMakePresets is set to auto, even before a CMakePresets.json file exists. #4401
• Improve CMake syntax highlighting with command-scoped keyword rules, expanded variable recognition, and better generator-expression support. Remove obsolete deprecated-keyword entries that caused false positives on user-defined names. #4709 #4508 #4613
• Add MSVC linker error problem matching to the Problems pane. #4675 @bradphelan
• Use environment variables from cmake.environment and cmake.configureEnvironment when expanding $penv{} macros in CMake Presets include paths. #3578
• Allow preset modification commands to target CMakeUserPresets.json. The target file is determined by the focused editor, or by prompting the user when both files exist. #4564
• Display info tooltip when hovering over CMake policy identifiers (e.g., CMP0177), showing the CMake version that introduced the policy, a short description, and a link to the official documentation. #4544
• Append cmake to diagnostics that this extension contributes to the Problems Pane. PR #4766
• Set the VSCODE_CMAKE_TOOLS environment variable for all spawned subprocesses so that CMakeLists.txt can detect when CMake is run from VS Code. #4233
• Ensure kit environmentVariables expansions (for example, ${env:PATH} or ${env.PATH}) use the environment produced by environmentSetupScript, so script-updated values are preserved during expansion. #4091
• Honor debugger.workingDirectory from the CMake File API when debugging a target, so that the DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY target property is used as the debugger working directory. #4595
• Honor the active kit environment (including environmentSetupScript and kit-defin...

1.22.28

Improvements:

• Updated extension dependencies (ms-vscode.cpp-devtools)

1.22.27

Bug Fixes:

Fix infinite presets reloading loop when preset files are symlinks or include symlinked files. #4668
Reapplying "Refactor and improve colorization language services support" #4697

1.22.26

Features:

• Add bookmarks and filtering of outline view. #4539 @bradphelan
• Add pre-fill project name using current folder name #4533 @HO-COOH
• Add API v5 which adds presets api. #4510 @OrkunTokdemir
• Add an option to extract details about failing tests from CTest output using regular expressions. #4420
• Add output parser for include-what-you-use. PR #4548 @malsyned
• Add better return information in the API. PR #4518

Improvements:

• In the Test Explorer, associate CTest tests with outermost function or macro invocation that calls add_test() instead of with the add_test() call itself. #4490 @malsyned
• Better support of cmake v4.1 and its error index files in cmake-file-api replies #4575 Contributed by STMicroelectronics
• Added support for clang-cl vendor detection: ${buildKitVendor}, ${buildKitVersionMajor}, etc. now expand correctly when using clang-cl on Windows #4524 @wchou158

Bug Fixes:

• Fix Compiler Warnings not shown in Problems Window [#4567]#4567
• Fix bug in which clicking "Run Test" for filtered tests executed all tests instead #4501 @hippo91
• Migrate macOS CI from deprecated macOS-13 to macOS-15 Image #4633
• Ensure Visual Studio developer environment propagation preserves VCPKG_ROOT, enabling vcpkg-dependent configure runs after using the Set Visual Studio Developer Environment command. microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14083
• Fix auto-focusing the "Search" input field in the CMake Cache view. #4552 @simhof-basyskom
• Remove the demangling feature in the code coverage implementation for now since it doesn't work properly. PR #4658
• Fix incorrect IntelliSense configuration when a UTILITY has source files. #4404

1.21.36

Features:

• Add an option to specify the launch target for debugging CTest tests. #4273
• Add a setting to enable/disable our built-in language services. #4290
• Add an option to group the default build target dropdown using CMake groups #3953 @itzandroidtab
• Add cmake.exclude setting that allows users to set folders that they want the CMake Tools extension to ignore. #4112
• Add a command to substitute CMake Cache variables in launch.json and tasks.json. #4422
• Add support for presets v10. #4459, #4445

Improvements:

• Add name de-mangling for C++ symbols in the Test Explorer view when running tests with coverage. #4340 @rjaegers
• No longer convert paths on lowercase on MacOS to enable cpp tools to resolve them. #4325 @tringenbach
• Speedup & reduce heap allocations in shlex split module function. Significant gains for mid-large compile_commands.json - CompilationDatabase construction. #4458 @borjamunozf

Bug Fixes:

• Fix bug that makes Configure Task lists only first folder in workspace. #3232
• Fix displaying "Go to Test" in the Test Explorer when the DEF_SOURCE_LINE property is set, but there is no backtrace information present. #4321 @rjaegers
• Fix gnuld error parsing false positive on make errors, false negative due to trailing \r, and false parsing of new "multiple definitions" error #2864 @0xemgy
• Fixes for small bug string bugs. #4319, #4317, #4312
• Fixes localization for "workspace is" string. #4374
• Make tooltips for selecting Launch/Debug Target. #4373
• Fix bug where unrelated symlinks are read as variant files #4304 @vitorramos.
• Fix evaluation of conditions in presets. #4425
• Fix ENOENT error at vscode startup on some circumstances #2855 Contributed by STMicroelectronics
• Fix repeat execution option in test presets #4443
• Fix bug that makes some build hang #4424 and #4465
• Fix issue with switching to presets during Quick Start. #4409
• Fix bug that shows empty lines in Pinned Commands view. #4406

1.20.53

1.20.53

Improvements:

• Add notification suggesting users to uninstall twxs.cmake now that we have built-in Language Services. #4288

Bug Fixes:

• Fix regression where we weren't properly expanding copyCompileCommands path. #4294

1.20.52

1.20

Features:

• Add support for Presets v9, which enables more macro expansion for the include field. #3946
• Add support to configure default folder in workspace setting. #1078
• Add support to configure default folder in workspace setting. #1078 @sanore
• Add support for processing LCOV based coverage info files when tests are
  executed. This adds test execution type, "Run with coverage", on the ctest
  section of the Testing tab.
  #4040
• Add basic CMake language services: quick hover and completions for CMake built-ins. PR #4204
• Add an option to scan kits from a folder. #4191 @std-microblock

Improvements:

• Add ability to pass custom target to "CMake: Build Target" command as argument. #3598 @hippo91
• Fix "Unable to resolve configuration with compilerPath" issue for Swift. #4097
• Ensure that any uses of proc.spawn work, especially for .bat and .cmd files, due to VS Code updating to Node 20. #4037
• Fix "Test output isn't visible when failed" and also mark skipped tests as so. #4116 @redstrate
• Ensure that stopping tests actually forces the tests to stop running. #2095
• Retire the Show Options Moved Notification #4039
• Improve the pinned commands experience by defaulting settings and using VS Code state rather than modifying user settings. #3977
• Skip project building in the CTest test explorer when cmake.buildBeforeRun is set to false. #4241 @Dabsunter
• Improve consistency in key bindings. #4124 @alex20230721

Bug Fixes:

• Fix issue where files don't show up in the outline if any in the group are generated. #4099
• Fix issue where setting test suite delimiter prevent execution of all tests. #4092 @hippo91
• Fix our setting of isUserPreset for presets, only set it to true if it's defined in a user presets file. #4059
• Fix issue where duplicate presets are being listed in dropdown. #4104
• Ensure that we're sanitizing paths for cmake.copyCompileCommands. #3874
• Ensure that tests are updated after a build. #4148
• Fix various GCC compiler errors and GCC linker errors not showing up in Problems View #2864 @0xemgy
• Fix reloading presets when included files are changed or renamed and updated. #3963
• Fix the usage of toolset and archiecture in presets without generator set. #4181
• Fix compilation database path comparison with the cmake.copyCompileCommands that could otherwise overwrite that file. #4207 @k0zmo
• Fix parsing of CMakeUserPresets.json containing configure preset that is referenced in workflow preset. #4202 @nikobockerman
• Fix auto select active project corner case. #4146 Contributed by STMicroelectronics
• Fix issue where starting a CMake Configure with CMake Debugger while there was already a configure process running left a debug session going without a way to stop it. #4230

1.19.52

1.19.52

Improvements:

• Update signing to support VSCode extension signing. #4055

1.19.51

1.19.51

• Fix generator and preferredGenerator logic. #4031, #4005, #4032