Getting Started

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Caspian-Explorer edited this page Feb 25, 2026 · 1 revision

Getting Started

Prerequisites

VS Code 1.85+
Android SDK with platform-tools and emulator installed
Recommended: Android Studio (includes SDK)

Installation

From Marketplace

Open VS Code → Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search "Caspian Emulator"
Click Install

From VSIX

code --install-extension caspian-emulator-0.1.0.vsix

First Run

Click the phone icon in the Activity Bar
The extension auto-detects your Android SDK
If not found, click "Setup Android SDK" and browse to your SDK folder

Where is my SDK?

Platform	Default Location
Windows	`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Android\Sdk`
macOS	`~/Library/Android/sdk`
Linux	`~/Android/Sdk`

The extension also checks ANDROID_HOME and ANDROID_SDK_ROOT environment variables.