When you install TypeScript, you can benefit with:

• a TypeScript servertsserver which consumesTypeScript Language API to provide services like completion, validation, hover, hyperlink for TypeScript files.
• a TypeScript compilertsc to compile*.ts/*.tsx files to*.js/*.js.map files.

Those 2 command requiresnode.js.TypeScript IDE gives you the capability to use:

• theembedded node.js (by default) if you don't want to install node.js
• or chooseyour installed node.js.

To customize theNode.js version that you wish to use, you can do it with projectTypeScript / Node.js preference page:

TypeScript IDE provides:

• a client which consumes withtsserver to provide completion, hyperlink, etc for TypeScript.
• a compiler withtsc to compile*.ts/*.tsx files to*.js/*.js.map files.

You can use

• theembedded typeScript bundle.
• or choose yourtypescript bundle (that you can download withnpm install typescript in your project).

To customize theTypeScript version that you wish to use, you can do it with projectTypeScript / Runtime preference page:

This page gives you the capability to trace request/response tsserver, which can be helpful to discovers some bugs.

Please seeTypeScript Compiler section for more information.

If you wish to compile, build on save, please seeBuild Path section for more information.