VS Code Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Visual Studio Code for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux 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 loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Visual Studio Code are Sublime Text, Vim, Kate and Zed Editor.

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  1. PyCharm icon
     298 likes

    Cross-platform IDE for Python and Django with refactoring capabilities, code completion, VCS integration, deployment, issue tracking, remote debugging, and Community Edition, though lacking database support and web technologies.

    58 PyCharm alternatives

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    PyCharm vs Visual Studio Code Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    A good IDE but it's not a text editor

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    matti631
    Positive
    0

    It's a great tool and much less invasive then microsoft products

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PyCharm is Freemium and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • PyCharm is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  2. Brackets icon
     428 likes

    Brackets is an open-source editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

    92 Brackets alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  3. Pulsar Editor icon
     48 likes

    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron
     
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    Pulsar Editor vs Visual Studio Code Comments
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    1

    pulsar is slow compared to vs code, which is not that fast to begin with.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Bill
    Positive
    0

    Pulsar is an active community fork of Atom.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Pulsar Editor is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Pulsar Editor is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  4. Micro icon
     84 likes

    Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

    46 Micro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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    Micro vs Visual Studio Code Comments
    vXtreniusX
    Positive
    2

    Not an IDE, like VSCode, but it's still a nice text editor, with common bindings by default.

    Bill
    Positive
    0

    Micro is a command line editor with familiar key bindings.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Micro is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Micro is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  5. Edit icon
     19 likes

    Open-source command-line text editor for Windows with a modern interface inspired by MS-DOS Editor, featuring key bindings, lightweight build under 250KB, multi-file handling with ctrl + P, keyboard-optimized navigation, and direct file editing for developers.

    63 Edit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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    • Mac
     
  6. Lite XL icon
     55 likes

    Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.

    62 Lite XL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Lite XL vs Visual Studio Code Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Lite XL is a text editor with extension support. It is both lightweight and uses much less resources than VS Code

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Lite XL is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Lite XL is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  7. Windsurf Editor icon
     34 likes

    Windsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    80 Windsurf Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. CudaText icon
     56 likes

    CudaText is a cross-platform text editor, written in Lazarus / Free Pascal.

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    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
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    CudaText vs Visual Studio Code Comments
    David
    Positive
    2

    Unlike VS Code, CudaText is a native app so it loads and generally feels much faster. It uses a very similar interface with accessible project browser, command palette, minimap and more. CudaText additionally bundles a Python terminal as well as an easy-to-use template system for creating Python-based addons.

    Stringdom
    Positive
    2

    Great text editor that brings power editing a la Sublime Text if you don't need the whole suite of extensions of VSCode.

    • CudaText is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • CudaText is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
  9. Helix icon
     35 likes

    Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .

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    • Mac
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  10. WebStorm icon
     134 likes

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

    56 WebStorm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    WebStorm vs Visual Studio Code Comments
    Kristopher Kalish
    Positive
    0

    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.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • WebStorm is Free Personal and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
  11. Lapce icon
     26 likes

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    191 Lapce alternatives

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    Lapce vs Visual Studio Code Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Lapce is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • Lapce is LightweightVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
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