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Vscodium

Vscodium is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing. It has 33,836 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and people use it instead of Visual Studio Code.

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About Vscodium

VSCodium Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of Visual Studio Code This is not a fork. This is a repository of scripts to automatically build Microsoft's vscode repository into freely-licensed binaries with a community-driven default configuration.

Install Vscodium

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Flathub (Linux)
flatpak install flathub com.vscodium.codium

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Homebrew (macOS)
brew install --cask vscodium

Package page (opens in a new tab)

winget (Windows)
winget install VSCodium.VSCodium

Package page (opens in a new tab)

Chocolatey (Windows)
choco install vscodium

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Snap (Linux)
snap install codium

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AUR (Arch Linux)

vscodium-bin on the AUR (opens in a new tab)

Replaces

Commercial software people commonly use Vscodium instead of.

  • Visual Studio Code

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FAQ

Vscodium FAQ

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Is Vscodium free and open source?

Yes. Vscodium'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 Vscodium?

Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.vscodium.codium, Homebrew: brew install --cask vscodium, winget: winget install VSCodium.VSCodium, Chocolatey: choco install vscodium, Snap: snap install codium and the AUR package vscodium-bin. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 1.143.17183).

Can Vscodium replace Visual Studio Code?

Vscodium is commonly used as a free alternative to Visual Studio Code. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.