diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/.vscode/launch.json b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/.vscode/launch.json
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index 000000000..44a86aba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// A launch configuration that launches the extension inside a new window
+// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+{
+	"version": "0.2.0",
+	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"name": "Extension",
+			"type": "extensionHost",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"args": [
+				"--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}"
+			]
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/.vscodeignore b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/.vscodeignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f369b5e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/.vscodeignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.vscode/**
+.vscode-test/**
+.gitignore
+vsc-extension-quickstart.md
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/CHANGELOG.md b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/CHANGELOG.md
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index 000000000..b5abdff8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Change Log
+
+All notable changes to the "kappa-lang" extension will be documented in this file.
+
+Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how to structure this file.
+
+## 0.0.1
+
+- Initial release
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/LGPL-LICENSE b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/LGPL-LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65c5ca88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/LGPL-LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
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diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/README.md b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/README.md
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index 000000000..c674ce799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/README.md
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+# kappa-lang README
+
+## Features
+
+Syntax highlighting for the Kappa language
+
+## Requirements
+
+None
+
+## Extension Settings
+
+None
+
+## Known Issues
+
+None
+
+## Release Notes
+
+### 1.0.0
+
+Initial release of Kappa syntax highlighting
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/kappa-lang-0.0.1.vsix b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/kappa-lang-0.0.1.vsix
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index 000000000..806a5b76a
Binary files /dev/null and b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/kappa-lang-0.0.1.vsix differ
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/language-configuration.json b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/language-configuration.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70b40ce95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/language-configuration.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+    "comments": {
+        // symbol used for single line comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support line comments
+        "lineComment": "//",
+        // symbols used for start and end a block comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support block comments
+        "blockComment": [ "/*", "*/" ]
+    },
+    // symbols used as brackets
+    "brackets": [
+        ["(", ")"]
+    ],
+    // symbols that are auto closed when typing
+    "autoClosingPairs": [
+        ["{", "}"],
+        ["[", "]"],
+        ["(", ")"],
+        ["\"", "\""],
+        ["'", "'"]
+    ],
+    // symbols that can be used to surround a selection
+    "surroundingPairs": [
+        ["{", "}"],
+        ["[", "]"],
+        ["(", ")"],
+        ["\"", "\""],
+        ["'", "'"]
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/package.json b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a103f628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "name": "kappa-lang",
+  "displayName": "Kappa Lang",
+  "description": "Syntax highlighting for the Kappa language",
+  "publisher": "KappaTools",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "engines": {
+    "vscode": "^1.96.0"
+  },
+  "categories": [
+    "Programming Languages"
+  ],
+  "contributes": {
+    "languages": [{
+      "id": "kappa",
+      "aliases": ["Kappa", "kappa"],
+      "extensions": [".ka"],
+      "configuration": "./language-configuration.json"
+    }],
+    "grammars": [{
+      "language": "kappa",
+      "scopeName": "source.kappa",
+      "path": "./syntaxes/kappa.tmGrammar.json"
+    }]
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/Kappa-Dev/KappaTools"
+  },
+  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LGPL-LICENSE"
+}
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/syntaxes/kappa.tmGrammar.json b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/syntaxes/kappa.tmGrammar.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29c448720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/syntaxes/kappa.tmGrammar.json
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+{
+  "scopeName": "source.kappa",
+  "patterns": [
+    {
+      "include": "#expression"
+    }
+  ],
+  "repository": {    
+    "expression": {       
+       
+      "patterns": [   
+        {
+          "begin": "\\/\\*",
+          "end": "\\*\\/",
+          "name": "comment"
+        }, 
+        {
+          "name": "comment.line.double-slash",
+          "match": "\\/\\/.*"
+        },
+        {
+          "include": "#paren-expression"
+        },        
+        {
+          "name": "string.quoted.double",
+            "match": "\"[^\"]*\""
+        },        
+        {
+          "name": "variable.other",
+            "match": "'[^']*'"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "storage.type",
+          "match": "\\%agent:|\\%def:|\\%var:|\\%plot:|\\%obs:|\\%init:|\\%mod:|\\%token:"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "keyword.control",
+          "match": "\\b(do|repeat|alarm)\\b"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "entity.name.function",
+          "match": "(\\$ADD|\\$DEL|\\$SNAPSHOT|\\$STOP|\\$DIN|\\$TRACK|\\$UPDATE|\\$PRINT)\\b"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "support.function",
+          "match": "(\\[not\\]|\\[log\\]|\\[sin\\]|\\[cos\\]|\\[tan\\]|\\[sqrt\\]|\\[mod\\]|\\[exp\\]|\\[int\\])"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "variable.langage",
+          "match": "(\\[pi\\]|INF|inf|\\[pi\\]|\\[true\\]|\\[false\\])"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "variable.langage",
+          "match": "(\\[E\\]|\\[E\\+\\]|\\[E\\-\\]|\\[Emax\\]|\\[T\\]|\\[Tsim\\]|\\[Tmax\\])"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "variable.langage",
+          "match": "(\\[E\\]|\\[E\\+\\]|\\[E\\-\\]|\\[Emax\\]|\\[T\\]|\\[Tsim\\]|\\[Tmax\\])"
+        },
+        {
+          "contentName": "entity.name.tag",
+          "begin": "{",
+          "end": "}"
+        },
+        {
+          "contentName": "entity.other.attribute-name",          
+          "begin": "\\[",
+          "end": "\\]"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "keyword.operator",
+          "match": "\\@|\\,|\\(|\\)|\\{|\\}|\\[|\\]|\\||\\.|\\+|\\*|\\-|\\^|\\/|\\<|\\>|\\=|\\%|\\:|\\#|\\;"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "constant.numeric",
+          "match": "\\b(0x[a-f\\d]+|[-+]?(?:\\.\\d+|\\d+\\.?\\d*)(?:[eE][-+]?\\d+)?)\\b"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    "paren-expression": {
+      "begin": "\\(",
+      "end": "\\)",
+      "beginCaptures": {
+        "0": {
+          "name": "punctuation.paren.open"
+        }
+      },
+      "endCaptures": {
+        "0": {
+          "name": "punctuation.paren.close"
+        }
+      },
+      "patterns": [
+        {
+          "include": "#expression"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/vsc-extension-quickstart.md b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/vsc-extension-quickstart.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77402690a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_highlighting_plugins/VSCode_plugin/kappa-lang/vsc-extension-quickstart.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Welcome to your VS Code Extension
+
+## What's in the folder
+
+* This folder contains all of the files necessary for your extension.
+* `package.json` - this is the manifest file in which you declare your language support and define the location of the grammar file that has been copied into your extension.
+* `syntaxes/kappa.tmGrammar.json` - this is the Text mate grammar file that is used for tokenization.
+* `language-configuration.json` - this is the language configuration, defining the tokens that are used for comments and brackets.
+
+## Get up and running straight away
+
+* Make sure the language configuration settings in `language-configuration.json` are accurate.
+* Press `F5` to open a new window with your extension loaded.
+* Create a new file with a file name suffix matching your language.
+* Verify that syntax highlighting works and that the language configuration settings are working.
+
+## Make changes
+
+* You can relaunch the extension from the debug toolbar after making changes to the files listed above.
+* You can also reload (`Ctrl+R` or `Cmd+R` on Mac) the VS Code window with your extension to load your changes.
+
+## Add more language features
+
+* To add features such as IntelliSense, hovers and validators check out the VS Code extenders documentation at https://code.visualstudio.com/docs
+
+## Install your extension
+
+* To start using your extension with Visual Studio Code copy it into the `<user home>/.vscode/extensions` folder and restart Code.
+* To share your extension with the world, read on https://code.visualstudio.com/docs about publishing an extension.