VSCodium

VSCodium is a community build of VS Code made from Microsoft's MIT-licensed source code. It is free, open source and has telemetry disabled.

VSCodium offers the VS Code editor as binaries built from the open source code, without the Microsoft-specific product settings. Build scripts clone the source repository, build it and publish the binaries on GitHub releases. The editor works like VS Code, so familiar editing habits carry over.

• Editor built from MIT-licensed VS Code source
• Telemetry disabled
• Downloads for Windows, Mac and Linux
• Available through package managers such as Homebrew and WinGet
• Build scripts kept in a public repository

Developers and teams that want VS Code's editing features without Microsoft's telemetry or product branding, and users who prefer a fully open source distribution.

VSCodium is free and open source under the MIT license, and its binaries are MIT licensed too. On macOS, the first launch of an unsigned build can need a right click and Open. Extensions come from a different marketplace than Microsoft's official one, so check that the ones you need are available.