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Visual Studio Code(VS Code) is a popular text editor. It's free, and available for Windows/Linux/Mac, as well as accessible online through vscode.dev.

VS Code has some uses with Roll20, primarily for editing complicated macros, and for Character Sheet Creation.

Extensions

Here are some useful VS Code extensions:

Roll20 Syntax Highlight

Showcase of Roll20 Macros

Roll20 Macros by Andreas J.

Extension to make roll20 macro and API command writing & troubleshooting easier. Highlight works when you use VSCode to view .rmacro-files.

• Roll20 Syntax Highlight -forum thread

Features:

• bracket pairing & highlights
  • shows with colors which brackets/parentheses belong together(making mismatched brackets easier to find)
  • does this for roll20 macros syntax too (@{ }, ?{ }, %{ }, &{ }, $[[ ]])
• syntax highlight
  • roll, macro & API commands (e.g. /r, !example, #dex)
  • in dice rolls, d & dF
  • some common keywords, like selected, template, %%NEWLINE%%
  • special characters used in macros (e.g. ~,|#=+, and HTML Entities)
• Features: full summary

Roll20 Sheet Dev

Showcase of Roll20 Sheet Dev

Roll20 Sheet Dev by Andreas J.

Extension to help with Character Sheet Development.

Features:

• auto-completion, info, & documentation links for roll20-specific HTML elements & attributes
• syntax highlight for rolltemplates & sheetworkers(javascript)-code inside HTML files
• snippet shortcuts for HTML & PUG
• Features: full summary

Other Extensions

• HTMLHint - catch minor issues in your code, like accidentally capitalized HTML elements
• HTML CSS Support or IntelliSense for CSS class names in HTML
• Prettier - Code formatter
• Tabnine - autocomplete based on your code
• GitLens - makes using Git easier
• GitHub Pull Requests and Issues - manage Github interaction in VS Code