Open source alternatives to VS Code
One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what VS Code does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What VS Code does
- Code editing with syntax highlightingcore
- Extensions for languages and toolscore
- IntelliSense and autocomplete
- Integrated terminal
- Debugging
- Git integration
- Remote development
- AI coding assistance
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 zedHigh-performance code editor with built-in multiplayer collaboration |
Replaces it30% | 95k+600 | 3 days ago | 100% | Install like an app | Custom license | |
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Not shown: Extensions for languages and tools; IntelliSense and autocomplete; Integrated terminal; Debugging; Git integration; Remote development.See the evidence
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