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title, category, tagline, source, package, website, code
| title | category | tagline | source | package | website | code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSCodium | Code editors | Visual Studio Code built from its open-source code, without Microsoft's telemetry. | Flathub | com.vscodium.codium | https://vscodium.com/ | 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, instead of VS Code. Open it from the app menu. For an extension only Microsoft's marketplace has, such as Remote-SSH, install VS Code yourself with flatpak install flathub com.visualstudio.code, and update leaves it alone. Machines that had VS Code from an earlier CoreDesktop have it removed once; its settings stay in ~/.var/app/com.visualstudio.code. 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.