--- schema_version: "1" id: bf2230f9c42f49c4543ac320b2d59ad4770c3c92189ffda3c954198298db700d title: Salesforce Development Tools collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/development_tools.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.development_tools.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 046ee862136d54e69e2ed97953c95dc744e520497e3bb9a22c07af5d14ee4571 description: Salesforce provides various tools for all phases of app development. products: - Salesforce Platform release: "264" --- # Salesforce Development Tools Salesforce provides various tools for all phases of app development. ### Required Editions
Available in: Salesforce Classic or Lightning Experience (depends on tool)
The available tools vary according to which Salesforce Edition you have.
This table summarizes the functionality of the various Salesforce development tools.
Tool Code Debug Test Deploy Available From
Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark Visual Studio Code Marketplace
Agentforce Vibes IDE (Code Builder) checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark Setup
           
Salesforce CLI checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark developer.salesforce.com
DevOps Center checkmark   checkmark checkmark Setup
Developer Console checkmark checkmark checkmark   Your Name or the quick access menu (Setup gear icon)
Web Console checkmark checkmark checkmark   Quick access menu (Setup gear icon)
Visualforce development mode footer checkmark       Setup or your personal settings
Code editor checkmark       Setup
Apex Test Execution     checkmark   Setup
Change Sets       checkmark Setup

Ant Migration Tool

The Ant Migration Tool has reached its end of life. The last released version was Winter ’24 (v59.0) and it will no longer be updated with new functionality. SF CLI is now the recommended tool. 

       checkmark developer.salesforce.com
#### See Also - [Developer Console Functionality](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.code_system_log.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Developer Console can help with many of your development tasks.") - [Choose Your Tools for Developing and Deploying Changes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.code_tools_ant.htm&type=5&language=en_US) - [Enable Development Mode](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.pages_dev_mode.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Although you can view and edit Visualforce page definitions on the Visualforce Pages page in Setup, enabling Visualforce development mode is the best way to build Visualforce pages.")