Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
- Snapcraft




Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to WebStorm
It's cross platform and free!!
Is not an alternative to Webstorm. One is an actual application, the other is a glorified webpage.
Most users think Visual Studio Code is a great WebStorm alternative.
Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WebStorm.
Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to WebStorm.
- Visual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
- Visual Studio Code is Customizable








































They are fairly similar, however, without its teeming extension ecosystem, VSCode would be no match for WebStorm out-of-the-box.