Install Cabbage 3

Three installs, then a quick check that they can talk to each other. You need Visual Studio Code before you start.

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Latest release 3.0.5-beta, 15 October 2026. All releases on GitHub

macOS

1

Csound 7

Cabbage 3 runs on Csound 7. Download the macOS installer from the Csound releases page and run it.
Get Csound 7

The Csound installer is not code-signed yet. If macOS blocks it, open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom and choose Open Anyway. Lesson 1, Installing Cabbage 3, shows the steps.
2

The Cabbage extension for VS Code

The editor tools, the live preview and the Cabbage server, in one file. Download it, then install it from inside VS Code.

Download for macOS vscabbage-3.0.5-beta-macos.vsix, 20.3 MB

In VS Code, open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P), run Extensions: Install from VSIX and choose the file you downloaded.
3

The Csound language extension

Syntax highlighting, opcode hints and error checking for your Csound code. It installs from the VS Code Marketplace.
Open in the Marketplace
Make a sound
1. Click Run Cabbage in the VS Code status bar to start the Cabbage server.
2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and run Create Synth File (Cabbage UI).
3. Save the file. The instrument opens in a panel beside your code, ready to play.
Nothing on screen? Run Cabbage: Validate Installation from the command palette, or see the FAQs.

1

Csound 7

Cabbage 3 runs on Csound 7. Download the Windows installer from the Csound releases page and run it.
Get Csound 7

The Csound installer is not code-signed yet. When Windows warns that the app may be unsafe, choose More info, then Run anyway.
2

The Cabbage extension for VS Code

The editor tools, the live preview and the Cabbage server, in one file. Download it, then install it from inside VS Code.

Download for Windows vscabbage-3.0.5-beta-windows.vsix, 21.7 MB

In VS Code, open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), run Extensions: Install from VSIX and choose the file you downloaded.
3

The Csound language extension

Syntax highlighting, opcode hints and error checking for your Csound code. It installs from the VS Code Marketplace.
Open in the Marketplace
Make a sound
1. Click Run Cabbage in the VS Code status bar to start the Cabbage server.
2. Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run Create Synth File (Cabbage UI).
3. Save the file. The instrument opens in a panel beside your code, ready to play.
Nothing on screen? Run Cabbage: Validate Installation from the command palette, or see the FAQs.

1

Csound 7

Cabbage 3 runs on Csound 7. Download the Linux installer from the Csound releases page and run it.
Get Csound 7

[LINUX INSTALL NOTES, TO CONFIRM]
2

The Cabbage extension for VS Code

The editor tools, the live preview and the Cabbage server, in one file. Download it, then install it from inside VS Code.

Download for Linux vscabbage-3.0.5-beta-linux.vsix, 7.1 MB

In VS Code, open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), run Extensions: Install from VSIX and choose the file you downloaded.
3

The Csound language extension

Syntax highlighting, opcode hints and error checking for your Csound code. It installs from the VS Code Marketplace.
Open in the Marketplace
Make a sound
1. Click Run Cabbage in the VS Code status bar to start the Cabbage server.
2. Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run Create Synth File (Cabbage UI).
3. Save the file. The instrument opens in a panel beside your code, ready to play.
Nothing on screen? Run Cabbage: Validate Installation from the command palette, or see the FAQs.