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title: Debugging Bun with the VS Code extension
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<Note>The VS Code extension is buggy. We recommend the [web debugger](/guides/runtime/web-debugger) instead.</Note>

Bun speaks the [WebKit Inspector Protocol](https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/blob/main/packages/bun-inspector-protocol/src/protocol/jsc/index.d.ts), so you can debug your code with an interactive debugger.

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To install the extension, visit the [Bun for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=oven.bun-vscode) page on the VS Code marketplace website, then click Install.

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Alternatively, search `bun-vscode` in the Extensions tab of VS Code.

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Make sure you are installing the extension published by the verified Oven organization.

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Once installed, two Bun-specific commands appear in the Command Palette. To open the palette, click View > Command Palette, or type `Ctrl+Shift+P` (Windows, Linux) or `Cmd+Shift+P` (Mac).

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The `Bun: Run File` command executes your code and prints the output to the Debug Console in VS Code. Breakpoints are ignored; this is similar to executing the file with `bun <file>` from the command line.

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The `Bun: Debug File` command executes your code and prints the output to the Debug Console in VS Code. You can set breakpoints in your code by clicking to the left of a line number; a red dot appears.

When you run the file with `Bun: Debug File`, execution pauses at the breakpoint. You can inspect the variables in scope and step through the code line-by-line using the VS Code controls.

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