VSCodium
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About
VSCodium is a community-driven binary distribution of Microsoft's VS Code editor, built from the same open-source MIT-licensed codebase but without Microsoft's proprietary telemetry, tracking, or branding. The project automates cloning and building the VS Code repository so users don't have to compile it themselves. Binaries are freely available for Windows, macOS, and Linux via multiple package managers.
Problem
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code binaries include proprietary licensing and telemetry despite the underlying source code being MIT-licensed.
For
developers who want a fully open-source, telemetry-free alternative to Visual Studio Code
How it works
The project runs automated build scripts that clone Microsoft's open-source VS Code repository and publish the resulting clean MIT-licensed binaries to GitHub Releases for easy installation.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched