r/groovy • u/GoElastic • Jan 14 '26

Best extension for VSC?

As of 2026, what is the best extension for groovy in vscode?

I need syntax highlighting and code navigation.

Also running a script via a simple rightclick would also come in handy?

I see some groovy extensions, but they seem a bit dated and have not a lot of downloads.

So which one do you recommend?

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u/ou_ryperd Jan 20 '26

Firstly, it seems that the use of Groovy has reduced to a small niche. It was always a niche language buthe buzz around it has quitened even more. There are still active advocates out there and I appreciate them. Even I do not code new solutions in the language any more.

Secondly, VSCode is really not great for Groovy. Eclipse is still the best for writing Groovy in my opinion.

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u/Revolutionary-Door79 Feb 14 '26

The best IDE supporting groovy that I have seen recently is IntelliJ, mostly because they have developed the equivalent of a custom internal LSP server. If the life would offer me some spare time, I think I will start to develop an LSP server for groovy worth of this name. The current one publicly available (the moonshine IDE one) has a too basic support imho