Online 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 Replit or Firebase Studio. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Visual Studio Code and 14 are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Visual Studio Code are Github Codespaces, Phoenix Code, Zed Code Editor and MarsCode.

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Visual Studio Code alternatives are mainly Code Editors, but if you're looking for IDEs or Text Editors you can filter on that. 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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Visual Studio Code alternatives page was last updated Apr 10, 2025
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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

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    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.

    104 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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    Top Microsoft Visual Studio Features

    1.  Code Completion
    2.  Embedded debugger
    3.  NET Support
    4.  Nuget
    5.  VB.NET support
    6.  NET Framework
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required

    Microsoft Visual Studio VS Visual Studio Code

     
    Comments about Microsoft Visual Studio as an Alternative to Visual Studio Code
    Top Negative Comment
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    Sep 13, 2019
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    Visual studio is an IDE, VS Code is really a coding text editor

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    Negative •Apr 25, 2020
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    Visual Studio is an IDE. Visual Studio code is a code editor.

    Guest
    Negative •Aug 25, 2019
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    Visual studio and Visual Studio Code are completely different except for the name

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    • Some users think Microsoft Visual Studio is a great Visual Studio Code alternative, some don't.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular Web-based alternative to Visual Studio Code.

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

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    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.

    63 Replit alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Replit screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Run code
    2.  Code Completion
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Autocompletion
    7. Git icon  Git Support
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Support for Bootstrap
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Code Formatting
    12.  Syntax Highlighting

    Replit VS Visual Studio Code

     

    • Replit is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Visual Studio Code.

    • Replit is Freemium and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
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    Firebase Studio

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    A cloud-based, agentic development environment designed to accelerate how you build, test, deploy and run production-quality AI applications, all in one place.

    28 Firebase Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Firebase Studio screenshot 1

    Top Firebase Studio Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Batch Editing
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Spell Checking
    12. Bitbucket icon  Bitbucket Integration

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    Replit

    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 m...

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    Github Codespaces

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    GitHub Codespaces is an instant, cloud-based development environment that uses a container to provide you with common languages, tools, and utilities for development. GitHub Codespaces is also configurable, allowing you to create a customized development environment for your...

    24 Github Codespaces alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • GitHub
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Theme Customization
    3. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration

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    Phoenix Code

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    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.

    28 Phoenix Code alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Phoenix Code screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  No Coding Required
    10.  Dark Mode

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  8. Zed Code Editor icon

    Zed Code Editor

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    Zed is a fully offline-capable text and code editor you can use to edit files locally, on Dropbox, or remotely on any server. It has all the code editor features you'd expect and more:

    103 Zed Code Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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    Discontinued

    No code committed in eight years. Linked website has no mention of any code editor.

    Zed Code Editor Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Works Offline
    3. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    4.  Code Completion

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    MarsCode

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    MarsCode 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
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    MarsCode Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Cloud IDE
    3.  AI-Powered

    MarsCode VS Visual Studio Code

     
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