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+title: "VSCodium"
+category: "Code editors"
+tagline: "Visual Studio Code built from its open-source code, without Microsoft's telemetry."
+source: "Flathub"
+package: "com.vscodium.codium"
+website: "https://vscodium.com/"
+code: "https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium"
+---
+
+## What it is
+
+VSCodium is Visual Studio Code built straight from Microsoft's open-source code, with the telemetry turned off and released under the MIT license. It's the same editor: the same interface, settings and keyboard shortcuts.
+
+Extensions come from Open VSX, an open registry, rather than Microsoft's marketplace. Most popular extensions are on both; a few Microsoft-only ones, such as Live Share and the remote development tools, aren't available.
+
+## Why it's here
+
+- **VS Code without the tracking.** No usage data sent to Microsoft.
+- **Free software.** Built in the open, from the open-source code.
+- **No relearning.** Anyone who knows VS Code knows VSCodium.
+
+## On CoreDesktop
+
+VSCodium is installed from Flathub. Open it from the app menu. Some of its extensions run local servers; `audit` lists their ports and shows that only this computer can reach them.
+
+`update` keeps VSCodium current with the rest of the Flatpaks.