The Confluent for VS Code extension is now Generally Available, offering a free and open-source tool for streaming Kafka data engineers to optimize productivity and collaboration. The extension supports all forms of Apache Kafka deployments, provides streamlined project setup with ready-to-use templates, connects to any Kafka cluster for development, management, debugging, and monitoring real-time data streams, and offers features such as schema evolution support, shareable links to topics, and manual message production. Confluent for VS Code introduces powerful new features designed to enhance workflow efficiency, expand connectivity options, and streamline schema management, making it the ultimate tool for any Kafka developer. The extension is available to install from the Visual Studio Marketplace for free and welcomes contributions to its open-source project on GitHub.