Web-based VS Code Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Visual Studio Code as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best Online alternative is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or Firebase Studio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Visual Studio Code and 18 are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Visual Studio Code are Phoenix Code, Trae Plugin, OpenVSCode Server and Editor.do.

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Visual Studio Code alternatives are mainly Code Editors, but if you're looking for IDEs or AI Coding Assistants you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online, Android, Windows, Linux, iPad, Open Source and Chrome OS. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Visual Studio Code.
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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

     949 likes

    Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    110 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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    Microsoft Visual Studio vs Visual Studio Code Comments
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    Visual studio is an IDE, VS Code is really a coding text editor

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    Visual Studio is an IDE. Visual Studio code is a code editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Visual studio and Visual Studio Code are completely different except for the name

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    • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
  4. Replit icon

    Replit

     90 likes

    Replit is a collaborative cloud development environment offering in-browser IDE features like AI assistance, real-time collaboration, Git support, hosting, deployment, syntax highlighting, plugin extensibility, ad-free UI, dark mode, and live code sharing.

    99 Replit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Phoenix Code

     10 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.

    36 Phoenix Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Trae Plugin icon

    Trae Plugin

     7 likes

    Trae Plugin is an AI-powered cloud-based IDE (Integrated Development Environment). The built-in AI Assistant and the out-of-the-box development environment let you focus more on the development of various projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
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    OpenVSCode Server

     2 likes

    OpenVSCode Server provides a version of Code - OSS (vscode) that runs a server on a remote machine and allows access through a modern web browser. It's based on the very same architecture used by .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  10. Editor.do icon

    Editor.do

     1 like

    Editor.do is an all-in-one online IDE and hosting solution for creating, coding, and deploying static websites quickly. With over 1000 templates and libraries, it's ideal for developers of all levels.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Line0 icon

    Line0

     3 likes

    Line0 is the first AI pair programmer designed and built specifically for backend developers. You can build a production-ready backend API services in minutes with just a few prompts.

    26 Line0 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. Judge0 IDE icon

    Judge0 IDE

     8 likes

    Judge0 IDE is a free and open-source online code editor that allows you to write and execute code from a rich set of languages. It's perfect for anybody who just wants to quickly write and run some code without opening a full-featured IDE on their computer.

    167 Judge0 IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  13. Codeit icon

    Codeit

     2 likes

    Codeit is a mobile code editor connected to Git. Runs on the web, open source and free. Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Bootstrap, XML and more. Easy to use without how to.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  14. Notepad icon

    Notepad

     1 like

    Notepad is a fast and distraction-free online writing space. Capture thoughts, take notes, and share instantly. Perfect for quick ideas, to-do lists, etc.

    54 Notepad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  15. Text icon

    Text

     12 likes

    Text.app is a simple text editor for Chrome OS and Chrome. It's fast, lets you open multiple files at once, has syntax highlighting, and saves to Google Drive on Chrome OS.

    92 Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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