How To: Install Papyrus Syntax Highlighting for Visual Studio Code
This guide should help you install my Papyrus Syntax Highlighting script for Microsoft Visual Studio Code. The purpose of this script is to help modders better read the Papyrus NR2003 PSG script in Visual Studio Code.
- Download the ZIP File:
- Download the ZIP file from here, PSG Syntax for VS Code.
- Extract the ZIP File:
- Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a folder on your computer.
- Open Visual Studio Code:
- Launch Visual Studio Code.
- Open the Extensions View:
- Click on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of VS Code or use the shortcut
Ctrl+Shift+X
(Windows/Linux) orCmd+Shift+X
(macOS) (see fig. 4.1).
- Click on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of VS Code or use the shortcut
- Install from VSIX:
- Click on the three-dot menu at the top-right corner of the Extensions view.
- Select “Install from VSIX…” from the dropdown menu as shown in fig. 5.1.
- Navigate to the folder where you extracted the ZIP file and select the
.vsix
file.
- Reload VS Code:
- After the extension is installed, VS Code might prompt you to reload the window. Click “Reload” to activate the extension.


If installed correctly, when you open a PSG file, your syntax should be a bit more colorful.
