Azure Data Studio (ADS) will be officially retired
on February 28, 2026, to streamline development efforts and improve the user experience
in Visual Studio Code (VS Code). VS
Code will become the recommended cross-platform tool for developers
building backend databases.
ADS will be supported until February 28, 2026,
to ensure users have sufficient time to transition. Any files or database projects available
locally in ADS will remain accessible through February 28, 2026.
Database projects created in ADS can be opened and continued in VS Code without
any migration steps. Most extensions in ADS are also available in VS Code, though
some SQL-based exceptions exist. In those cases, customers should consider SQL
Server Management Studio 21 (SSMS 21) as an alternative to VS Code.
Learn more.