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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 Text 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 alternatives page was last updated Oct 4, 2024
  1. Lapce icon
     25 likes

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    194 Lapce alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Built-in terminal emulation
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Git Support
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Modal editor
    Lapce iconVisual Studio Code Icon

    Lapce VS Visual Studio Code

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    Comments about Lapce as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code
     
    Guest

    It's fast, written in Rust, no registration, easy setting and keybindings files to customize, better built in terminal.

    Positive commentOct 4, 2024
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    • Almost everyone thinks Lapce is a great Visual Studio Code alternative.

    • Lapce is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Lapce is LightweightVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  2. WebStorm icon
     131 likes

    JetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.

    60 WebStorm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    WebStorm Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Secure File Sharing
    WebStorm iconVisual Studio Code Icon

    WebStorm VS Visual Studio Code

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    Comments about WebStorm as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code
     
    Guest

    easily the most professional one and things work properly not dependent on outside programmers

    Positive commentJul 25, 2020
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    Kristopher Kalish

    WebStorm at the time of writing has slightly better integration with JS build tools and TypeScript. If you're doing primarily frontend work, WebStorm is probably still the best choice. However, VsCode is a bit more flexible if you move out of that area.

    Positive commentJan 4, 2019
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    • Almost everyone thinks WebStorm is a great Visual Studio Code alternative.

    • WebStorm is Free Personal and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
  3. Helix icon
     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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Code Formatting
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Git Support
    7.  Distraction-free
    8.  Ad-free
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  4. UltraEdit icon
     161 likes

    UltraEdit is the ideal text, HTML and HEX editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers. An industry-award winner, UltraEdit supports disk-based 64-bit file handling (standard) on 32-bit Windows platforms (Windows 2000 and later).

    213 UltraEdit alternatives
    UltraEdit features an integrated FTP browser and supports syntax highlighting for hundreds of languages, with more always in the works. And with an integrated SSH/telnet client, scripting, custom tools, macros and Smart Templates, UltraEdit's ready for any coding session.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    UltraEdit Features

    1.  Column based text editing
    2.  Support for large files
    3.  Hex Editor
    UltraEdit iconVisual Studio Code Icon

    UltraEdit VS Visual Studio Code

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  5. Bluefish Editor icon
     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
    Bluefish Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP
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    Bluefish Editor VS Visual Studio Code

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  6. SciTE icon
     147 likes

    SciTE is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration...

    152 SciTE alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
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    SciTE VS Visual Studio Code

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  7. Eclipse Theia icon
     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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Git Support
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Web-Based
    10.  Cloud IDE
    11.  Electron based
    Eclipse Theia iconVisual Studio Code Icon

    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
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