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There are many alternatives to Visual Studio Code for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux IDE alternative is VSCodium, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Visual Studio Code and many of them are IDEs available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux IDE alternatives to Visual Studio Code are Sublime Text, Vim, Kate and Neovim.

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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 Mar 14, 2024

RustRover
Enjoy full support when running your code inside the Rust IDE, be it for testing purposes, debugging, benchmarking, profiling, or targeting different platforms.
57 RustRover alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
RustRover Features
1. Ad-free
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Code Formatting
4. Support for Themes
5. Works Offline
6. Dark Mode
7. Git Support
8. Autocompletion
9. Rust
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DevPod
DevPod is infrastructure-independent and client-only, which makes it incredibly easy to get started with. Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated. Works with any infra, any programming language, any IDE, etc.
17 DevPod alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DevPod Features
Lightweight
Git integration
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Light Table
Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.
90 Light Table alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Light Table Features
Lightweight
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Clean design
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Discontinued
The last version (0.8.1) is from January 2016.

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GNOME Builder
Builder is an actively developed Integrated Development Environment for GNOME. It combines integrated support for essential GNOME technologies such as GTK+, GLib, and GNOME APIs with features that any developer will appreciate, like syntax highlighting and snippets.
65 GNOME Builder alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- IDE
- Code Editor
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
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Top GNOME Builder Features
1. Built-in terminal emulation
2. Split-screen view
3. Support for MarkDown
4. Lightweight
5. Syntax Highlighting
6. Autocompletion
7. Dark Mode
8. Automatic Indentation
9. Vim key mapping
10. Git integration
11. C++
12. Collaborative writing
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ecode
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
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
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BlueJ
BlueJ is an Integrated Development Environment for Java, developed mainly for educational purposes, but also suitable for small-scale software development. It was developed to support the learning and teaching of object-oriented programming, and its design differs from other...
26 BlueJ alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IDE
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
BlueJ Features
Java IDE
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LiteIDE
LiteIDE is a simple, open source, cross-platform Go IDE.
23 LiteIDE alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Code Editor
- Text Editor
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
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