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Doom Emacs vs VSCodium
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| Fact | Doom Emacs | VSCodium |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Emacs Lisp | Shell |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 23k | 34k |
| Latest | v2.2.4 | 1.143.17232 |
| Last push | 2026-11-06 | 2026-10-31 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 23 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 10 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Visual Studio Code. Alternatives to Visual Studio Code →
PartialDoom EmacsAn Emacs configuration with LSP, git and project navigation; keyboard-driven, with a smaller extension pool.
Drop-inVSCodiumVS Code built from source without Microsoft's telemetry or branding.
Doom Emacs
This repository publishes tags, not GitHub releases.
VSCodium
- 1.143.172322026-10-28update vscode to 1.143.1
- 1.143.171832026-10-26update vscode to 1.143.1
- 1.140.068802026-10-13update vscode to 1.140.0
- 1.135.060552026-09-09update vscode to 1.135.0
- 1.126.045242026-07-07update vscode to 1.126.0
Doom Emacs
✓ signed The latest release, v2.2.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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VSCodium
✓ signed The latest release, 1.143.17232, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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