# Connections and extensions in Code Editor
Connections and extensions

Code Editor supports IDE connections to AWS services as well as extensions available in the [Open VSX Registry](https://open-vsx.org/).

 Code Editor environments are integrated with the AWS Toolkit for VS Code to add connections to AWS services. Within your Code Editor environment, you can add connections to [AWS Explorer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/aws-explorer.html) to view, modify, and deploy AWS resources in Amazon S3, CloudWatch, and more. 

Code Editor supports IDE extensions available in the [Open VSX Registry](https://open-vsx.org/). To get started with extensions in your Code Editor environment, choose the Extensions icon in the left navigation pane. Here, you can configure connections to AWS by installing the AWS Toolkit. For more information, see [Installing the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-vscode/latest/userguide/setup-toolkit.html).

In the search bar, you can search directly for additional extensions through the [Open VSX Registry](https://open-vsx.org/), such as the AWS Toolkit, Jupyter, Python, and more.