Welcome

Welcome to Positron, the next-generation data science IDE built for Python and R. It combines the power of a full-featured IDE with interactive data science tools for Python and R.

Execute code and explore data in Positron

Interested in Positron for your team? Learn about enterprise solutions.

Positron might be a good fit for you if you

• use VS Code for data science (Python or R) but wish it included more interactive affordances for data-specific tasks like running exploratory code, examining your variables and datasets, interacting with your plots, and developing data apps such as Shiny, Streamlit, or FastAPI.
• use JupyterLab or hosted notebook tools for data science (Python or R) and are ready for a more powerful, fully-featured IDE that still supports notebooks.
• use RStudio and want more ability to customize or extend your IDE.
• use additional languages beyond only Python or R in your day-to-day data science or package development work, like Rust, C++, JavaScript, or Lua.
• want access to powerful, data-science specific AI integrations in a modern, extensible IDE.

Note

Positron is built on Code OSS, the open-source foundation of Visual Studio Code. For general editor features like commands, settings, and source control, reference the VS Code documentation.