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Developer tools
VSCodium
Free optionOpen sourceLocal
Write, navigate and debug code in a desktop editor based on VS Code.
What you can use it for
Write, navigate and debug code in a desktop editor based on VS Code.
- Covers the core everyday task of JetBrains IDEs, Sublime Text: a full-featured code editor/IDE.
- 33.7k GitHub stars; last commit 2026-10-13.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Develop modern JavaScript, TypeScript, React and Node.js applications with integrated debugging, Git integration and extensions using telemetry-free VSCodium instead of paying $69-$169/yr for JetBrains WebStorm.
Before you switch
Marketplace/proprietary extensions differ; no complete JetBrains parity. Test language tools/debugging and provenance.
Alternatives to these paid apps
Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.
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Source published on GitHub under a custom/non-standard licence (GitHub shows no standard SPDX id); check terms for commercial use.