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There are many alternatives to Visual Studio Code for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Visual Studio Code, but unfortunately only zero of them are Code Editors available for Linux. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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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 Mar 14, 2024
  1. Graviton Editor icon
     17 likes

    Graviton Code Editor is a minimalist, cross-platform editor focused on speed, customization and productivity.

    190 Graviton Editor alternatives
    Graviton Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Graviton Editor Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Plugin API
    Graviton Editor iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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  2. Xed icon
     20 likes

    A text editor forked from Pluma and Gedit. Xed is the default text editor of Linux Mint. It can be customized and is available in multiple languages.

    157 Xed alternatives
    Xed screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Xed Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Customizable
    5.  X server
    6.  Support for Unicode
    7.  Automatic Indentation
    Xed iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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  3. Spacemacs icon
     27 likes

    Spacemacs is an beautiful Emacs distribution designed for both GNU Emacs and Vim users.

    40 Spacemacs alternatives
    Spacemacs screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Spacemacs Features

    1.  EMACS
    2.  Vim
    3.  Vim key mapping
    4.  Emacs integration
    Spacemacs iconVisual Studio Code Icon

    Spacemacs VS Visual Studio Code

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    Comments about Spacemacs as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code
     
    inventor500

    It is by far more extendable than Visual Studio Code, and combines the best of EMACS and VIM. The only downside is that it loads only a little faster than VS Code, instead of much faster like EMACS.

    Positive commentApr 3, 2020
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    • Spacemacs is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
  4. ecode icon
     4 likes

    ecode is a lightweight multi-platform code editor designed for modern hardware with a focus on responsiveness and performance. It has been developed with the hardware-accelerated eepp GUI, which provides the core technology for the editor.

    55 ecode alternatives
    ecode screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top ecode Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Git Support
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Portable
    9.  Syntax Highlighting
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Color Palette
    ecode iconVisual Studio Code Icon

    ecode VS Visual Studio Code

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  5. LiteIDE icon
     6 likes

    LiteIDE is a simple, open source, cross-platform Go IDE.

    23 LiteIDE alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top LiteIDE Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Portable
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for Themes
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Syntax Highlighting
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Autocompletion
    LiteIDE iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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  6. Lime Text icon
     31 likes

    Experimental Sublime Text clone. The Backend is written in Go (Programming Language). If you are fluent in go, go ahead fork the projekt. This project is at an early stage. It is a chance and a challenge.

    65 Lime Text alternatives
    Lime Text screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Lime Text Features

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Ruby
    Discontinued

    It would appear that Lime Text has been abandoned. It's web site is unavailable and it appears no work has been done on it since last year.

    Lime Text iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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  7. Onivim 2 icon
     11 likes

    Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor - the next iteration of the Onivim project - combining Vim-style modal editing with the aesthetics and language features of modern editors.

    77 Onivim 2 alternatives
    Onivim 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Onivim 2 Features

    1.  Vim
    2.  Command palette
    3.  Code Completion
    Discontinued

    The last GitHub commit is from December 11, 2021.

    Onivim 2 iconVisual Studio Code Icon

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