# Getting started

1. Click `Install` on the **[Continue extension in the Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Continue.continue)**

2. This will open the Continue extension page in VS Code, where you will need to click `Install` again

3. Once you do this, you will see the Continue logo show up on the left side bar. If you click it, then the Continue extension will then open up:

![vscode-install](/img/continue-screenshot.png)