diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 967ed06d7..f6ff23809 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -28,6 +28,67 @@
                     "ignoreFailures": true
                 }
             ]
+         },
+         {
+            "name": "(lldb) Launch from scratch",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/scratch/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
+            "args": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build",
+            "environment": [
+                {
+                    "name": "LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
+                    "value": "./build/lib/"
+                }
+            ],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "lldb"
+         },
+         {
+            "name": "(gdb) Launch testrunner",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/utils/ns3-dev-test-runner-debug",
+            "args": ["--suite=${selectedText}"],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build",
+            "environment": [
+                {
+                    "name": "LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
+                    "value": "./build/lib/"
+                }
+            ],
+            "externalConsole": true,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+                {
+                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                }
+            ]
+         },
+         {
+            "name": "(lldb) Launch testrunner",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/utils/ns3-dev-test-runner-debug",
+            "args": ["--suite=${selectedText}"],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build",
+            "environment": [
+                {
+                    "name": "LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
+                    "value": "./build/lib/"
+                }
+            ],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "lldb"
          }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}