Running Wolfram Engine in Visual Studio Code

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I downloaded the Wolfram Engine and have verified that it works by running it in the terminal.

I also downloaded a VSC extension for the Wolfram Langauge: https://github.com/WolframResearch/vscode-wolfram

The readme file says that notebooks are created using the .vsnb extension. So, I tried making a new file in VSC with the .vsnb extension but it doesn't seem to recognize that I am writing WL. For instance, there is no 'run' button in the upper right corner, and the tab icon doesn't turn into the WL symbol.

However, this method works just fine for creating python scripts.

chux · Accepted Answer · 2025-04-12 21:54:44Z

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Screenshot of the VS Code Extension setting

I have also been confused on this issue for a while. Literally just until a moment ago, I found the answer: There is a setting called "Notebook: Kernel Enabled" and it is defaulted NOT CHECKED!

Mark that checkbox and restart VS Code, open your .vsnb file and there should be pop up message says the Wolfram Kernel has been launched (given the path is properly set or can be auto-detected).

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