Both VS Code and VS Codium look identical at first glance but that's not the case. Let's take a look at their differences.

VS Codium is a very good alternative to the proprietary VS Code.

I use it every day

  • JackbyDevEnglish
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    2 hours ago
    • Code - OSS is what’s actually open source. It’s like Chromium.
    • VS Code is not open source and built on Code - OSS. This is like Google Chrome.
    • VS Codium is open source and built on Code - OSS. It’s like Degoogled Chromium.

    Codium also used an open extension marketplace. Microsoft’s cannot be used except by Microsoft products.

    VS Code is the epitome of fauxpen source.