VSCodium is a ready-to-install version of the code editor behind Microsoft's Visual Studio Code, built without Microsoft's branding, tracking and license terms. It is for programmers who want VS Code's editor from fully open-source downloads.
Has 2 of 6 · Live co-editing ✗
VS Code built without Microsoft's branding and telemetry
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
Zed is a fast code editor for writing software, with built-in AI help and support for working with others in real time. It is made for programmers.
Has 4 of 6 · Microsoft's own extensions ✗
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
None of these match. Try another device.
Switching from Visual Studio Code
Get your data out
Copy your extensions folder (~/.vscode/extensions) and your User folder (settings, keybindings) into VSCodium's folders, or use the Sync Settings extension.
The Open VSX point is general knowledge, not from the fetched page.
I want to pick an open-source replacement for Visual Studio Code. Below is a list from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0), in the order its website shows it. The order is a starting point, not a verdict.
- VSCodium: VSCodium is a ready-to-install version of the code editor behind Microsoft's Visual Studio Code, built without Microsoft's branding, tracking and license terms. It is for programmers who want VS Code's editor from fully open-source downloads. [Advanced setup; Windows · Mac · Linux; replaces fully; MIT; https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium]
- Zed: Zed is a fast code editor for writing software, with built-in AI help and support for working with others in real time. It is made for programmers. [Advanced setup; Windows · Mac · Linux; replaces fully; Apache-2.0; https://github.com/zed-industries/zed]
Setup rating: "Easy setup" means you can install it like a normal app, use it in a browser. "Advanced setup" means you must run it on your own server or use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Full details: https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/code-editors.json
Before recommending anything, ask me these three questions (one at a time, in plain words): 1) Which device or devices will I use it on (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone)? 2) How comfortable am I with technical setup: only installing apps from a store, happy to follow a step-by-step guide, or comfortable with servers and the command line? 3) What is my budget: free only, or willing to pay for hosting or support? Then recommend one to three projects from this list only, and for each say why, using how fully it replaces the app, its setup rating, and the devices it runs on. If nothing on the list fits me, say so plainly instead of stretching.
Before you build
Read the list of open-source projects at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/code-editors.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
