# AWS CDK for VS Code
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The **AWS CDK service** enables you to work with [AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK)](https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/) applications, or *apps*. You can find detailed information about the AWS CDK in the [AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/).

AWS CDK apps are composed of building blocks known as *[constructs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/constructs.html)*, which include definitions for your CloudFormation stacks and the AWS resources within them. Using the **AWS CDK Explorer**, you can visualize the [stacks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/stacks.html) and [resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/resources.html) that are defined in AWS CDK constructs. This visualization is provided in a *tree view* in the Developer Tools pane within the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) editor.

This section provides information about how to access and use **AWS CDK ** in the VS Code editor. It assumes that you've already [installed and configured](setting-up.md) the Toolkit for VS Code for your local IDE.

**Topics**
+ [Working with AWS CDK applications](aws-cdk-apps.md)