binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
VS Code built from source without Microsoft's telemetry or branding.
- Language
- Shell
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 34k
- Latest
- 1.143.17232
- Last push
- 2026-10-31
alternatives to
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
VSCodium, Zed, Lapce and more. 8 alternatives to Visual Studio Code, in Shell, Rust, Lua, Emacs Lisp, TypeScript. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release. Drop-in: VSCodium.
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSCodium | Drop-in | 34k | MIT | Open source | No | Shell | 1.143.17232 | 2026-10-31 |
| Zed | Full replacement | 95k | Other | Open source | No | Rust | v1.28.1 | 2026-11-12 |
| Lapce | Partial | 39k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Rust | v0.4.6 | 2026-10-09 |
| NvChad | Partial | 29k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Lua | v2.5 | 2026-10-24 |
| LazyVim | Partial | 28k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Lua | v16.0.2 | 2026-11-08 |
| Doom Emacs | Partial | 23k | MIT | Open source | No | Emacs Lisp | v2.2.4 | 2026-11-06 |
| Eclipse Theia | Partial | 22k | EPL-2.0 | Not checked | No | TypeScript | v1.77.0 | 2026-11-12 |
| AstroNvim | Partial | 14k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Lua | v6.1.1 | 2026-10-30 |
Every alternative
8 alternatives
Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
Native editor with multiplayer editing built in.
Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust
Native editor with language servers and a plugin system of its own, without VS Code's extensions.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 39k
- Latest
- v0.4.6
- Last push
- 2026-10-09
Blazing fast Neovim framework providing solid defaults and a beautiful UI, enhancing your neovim experience.
A Neovim setup with LSP, a file tree and a theme switcher; terminal-based, with fewer extensions.
Neovim config for the lazy
A Neovim distribution with LSP, completion, git and a file explorer set up; terminal-based, with fewer extensions.
- Language
- Lua
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 28k
- Latest
- v16.0.2
- Last push
- 2026-11-08
An Emacs framework for the stubborn martian hacker
An Emacs configuration with LSP, git and project navigation; keyboard-driven, with a smaller extension pool.
- Language
- Emacs Lisp
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 23k
- Latest
- v2.2.4
- Last push
- 2026-11-06
Eclipse Theia is a cloud & desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript.
An IDE and framework that runs VS Code extensions, on the desktop or in a browser.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- EPL-2.0
- Stars
- 22k
- Latest
- v1.77.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich neovim config that is extensible and easy to use with a great set of plugins
A preconfigured Neovim setup with LSP, completion and a file tree; terminal-based, with fewer extensions.
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- AstroNvim vs Doom Emacs
- AstroNvim vs Lapce
- AstroNvim vs LazyVim
- AstroNvim vs NvChad
- AstroNvim vs Eclipse Theia
- AstroNvim vs VSCodium
- AstroNvim vs Zed
- Doom Emacs vs Lapce
- Doom Emacs vs LazyVim
- Doom Emacs vs NvChad
- Doom Emacs vs Eclipse Theia
- Doom Emacs vs VSCodium
- Doom Emacs vs Zed
- Lapce vs LazyVim
- Lapce vs NvChad
- Lapce vs Eclipse Theia
- Lapce vs VSCodium
- Lapce vs Zed
- LazyVim vs NvChad
- LazyVim vs Eclipse Theia
- LazyVim vs VSCodium
- LazyVim vs Zed
- NvChad vs Eclipse Theia
- NvChad vs VSCodium
- NvChad vs Zed
- Eclipse Theia vs VSCodium
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- VSCodium vs Zed
About Visual Studio Code
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 195k
- Last push
- 2026-11-12