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Sidex

Sidex is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. VS Code rebuilt on Tauri. Same architecture, 96% smaller. It has 3,146 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at Sidenai/sidex.

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About Sidex

Why · What's Working · AI Agent · Getting Started · How It's Built · Contributing · Discord SideX is a port of Visual Studio Code that replaces Electron with Tauri — a Rust backend and OS's native webview. The same TypeScript workbench, the same editor, terminal, and Git integration, running without a bundled browser.

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FAQ

Sidex FAQ

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Is Sidex free and open source?

Yes. Sidex's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Sidex?

Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.1.2) or the project website.

Is Sidex still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 26, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.