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Visual Studio Code

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Code Editor
Free • Proprietary

Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.

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Visual Studio Code alternatives page was last updated May 14, 2024

CodeEdit
11 likes
CodeEdit is a code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review...
20 CodeEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
+1
CodeEdit Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Live Preview
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Snippets
5. Debugging
6. Collaborative Code Editor
7. Git integration
8. Code Completion
9. Swift
CodeEdit VS Visual Studio Code
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Helix
21 likes
Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .
80 Helix alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Helix Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Lightweight
3. Command line interface
4. Autocompletion
5. Code Formatting
6. Support for Themes
7. No Tracking
8. Git Support
9. Distraction-free
10. Ad-free
Helix VS Visual Studio Code
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Bluefish Editor
160 likes
Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.
216 Bluefish Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Bluefish Editor Features
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Support for SFTP
Bluefish Editor VS Visual Studio Code
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Eclipse Theia
20 likes
With Theia you can develop one IDE and run it in browsers or native desktop application from a single source. Theia is designed in a modular way to allow extenders and adopters customizing and extending every aspect of it.
16 Eclipse Theia alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- IDE
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Electron / Atom Shell
Top Eclipse Theia Features
1. Ad-free
2. Autocompletion
3. Works Offline
4. Git Support
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. No registration required
7. Dark Mode
8. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
9. No Tracking
10. Web-Based
11. Cloud IDE
12. Electron based
Eclipse Theia VS Visual Studio Code
Is Eclipse Theia a good alternative to Visual Studio Code?
- Almost everyone thinks Eclipse Theia is a great Visual Studio Code alternative.
- Eclipse Theia is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Visual Studio Code.
- Eclipse Theia is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary

Phoenix Code
5 likes
Phoenix Code is a text editor designed to make coding as intuitive and fun as playing a video game - specially crafted for web developers, designers, and students.
29 Phoenix Code alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- IDE
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Top Phoenix Code Features
1. Live Preview
2. Lightweight
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Works Offline
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Support for MarkDown
7. Ad-free
8. No registration required
9. Privacy focused
10. Distraction-free
11. No Tracking
12. No Coding Required
Phoenix Code VS Visual Studio Code
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JetBrains Fleet
8 likes
Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.
193 JetBrains Fleet alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JetBrains Fleet Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Lightweight
3. Dark Mode
4. Support for MarkDown
5. Autocompletion
6. Code Formatting
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
JetBrains Fleet VS Visual Studio Code
Is JetBrains Fleet a good alternative to Visual Studio Code?
Comments about JetBrains Fleet as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code

Ola Johansson
Could be a good replacement when its done and has some extensions.
Positive comment •May 1, 2023
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- JetBrains Fleet is Free and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is also Free and Proprietary
- JetBrains Fleet is LightweightVisual Studio Code is not according to our users

Textastic
15 likes
Textastic is an advanced code editor for iOS and macOS with support for syntax highlighting, remote file transfer, and SSH.
68 Textastic alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
+9
Textastic Features
1. Syntax Highlighting
2. Support for Themes
3. Dark Mode
4. Support for FTP
5. Sync with iCloud
6. Dropbox integration
7. Support for SFTP
8. Local Storage
Textastic VS Visual Studio Code
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