# Start vscode from github.com > Did you know you can open VSCode for any GitHub repository instantly? Discover the secret shortcut—just press the dot key (.). Start coding online now! ---  **TL;DR** This article shares a quick trick: pressing the `.` key on any GitHub repository page (or swapping `.com` for `.dev` in the URL) opens that repository in VSCode online (vscode.dev/github.dev) — handy for making a quick edit or fixing a typo from a phone or a machine without a local clone. It's not something new, but it's probably not known well enough: by browsing **any** GitHub repository like e.g. , you can just press `.` (the dot key) on your keyboard to start VS Code online to see the current repository in vscode.dev. Here is the blog in vscode.dev: . *This is the lightest of three ways to code without a local VSCode. The two others: [a full VSCode in your browser via Docker](/blog/vscode-code-server) and [SSH Remote development with VSCode](/blog/vscode-remote-ssh).* > **Change the domain extension to github.dev:** > > You can achieve the same result by updating the URL and changing the `.com` extension to `.dev` ## But what's the point? Why would I need it Imagine you are not at home, on your own computer, and you want to change your repository? But also that you are on a bus/train/plane and want to correct a typo you've just seen. You may also want to make a very small update like changing your readme.md file. It is really faster to do it online than having to clone/update the project on your computer, make the change, add/commit/push it. This trick is limited to GitHub repositories though. If you need a real, full editor on a machine where VSCode isn't installed, run it as a container instead: [Do I need VSCode on my machine to use it?](/blog/vscode-code-server).  Just browse to your repository using your smartphone, nothing more than using a basic web browser, change the extension to `.dev` and bingo, you can start editing your repository (or the one of someone else if you want to suggest a Pull request (aka a `PR`)). Read more on or .