diff --git a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/launch.tmpl.json b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/launch.tmpl.json
index 530831088..0a5437c9e 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/launch.tmpl.json
+++ b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/launch.tmpl.json
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
       "mode": "exec",
       "program": "${workspaceFolder}/{{.PathToDesktopBinary}}",
       "preLaunchTask": "build",
-      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-      "env": {}
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
     },
     {
       "name": "Wails: Debug {{.ProjectName}}",
@@ -18,8 +17,16 @@
       "mode": "exec",
       "program": "${workspaceFolder}/{{.PathToDesktopBinary}}",
       "preLaunchTask": "build debug",
-      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-      "env": {}
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Wails: Dev {{.ProjectName}}",
+      "type": "go",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "mode": "exec",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/{{.PathToDesktopBinary}}",
+      "preLaunchTask": "build dev",
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/tasks.tmpl.json b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/tasks.tmpl.json
index a085ec3a9..fdf1d48dd 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/tasks.tmpl.json
+++ b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/ides/vscode/tasks.tmpl.json
@@ -5,7 +5,25 @@
       "label": "build",
       "type": "shell",
       "options": {
-        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "CGO_ENABLED": "1"
+        }
+      },
+      "osx": {
+        "options": {
+          "env": {
+            "CGO_CFLAGS": "-mmacosx-version-min=10.13",
+            "CGO_LDFLAGS": "-framework UniformTypeIdentifiers -mmacosx-version-min=10.13"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "windows": {
+        "options": {
+          "env": {
+            "CGO_ENABLED": "0"
+          }
+        }
       },
       "command": "go",
       "args": [
@@ -22,7 +40,25 @@
       "label": "build debug",
       "type": "shell",
       "options": {
-        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "CGO_ENABLED": "1"
+        }
+      },
+      "osx": {
+        "options": {
+          "env": {
+            "CGO_CFLAGS": "-mmacosx-version-min=10.13",
+            "CGO_LDFLAGS": "-framework UniformTypeIdentifiers -mmacosx-version-min=10.13"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "windows": {
+        "options": {
+          "env": {
+            "CGO_ENABLED": "0"
+          }
+        }
       },
       "command": "go",
       "args": [
@@ -34,6 +70,41 @@
         "-o",
         "{{.PathToDesktopBinary}}"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "build dev",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "CGO_ENABLED": "1"
+        }
+      },
+      "osx": {
+        "options": {
+          "env": {
+            "CGO_CFLAGS": "-mmacosx-version-min=10.13",
+            "CGO_LDFLAGS": "-framework UniformTypeIdentifiers -mmacosx-version-min=10.13"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "windows": {
+        "options": {
+          "env": {
+            "CGO_ENABLED": "0"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "command": "go",
+      "args": [
+        "build",
+        "-tags",
+        "dev",
+        "-gcflags",
+        "all=-N -l",
+        "-o",
+        "{{.PathToDesktopBinary}}"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }