Visual Studio Code

Free code editor with built-in Git, a debugger and a large extension marketplace for web and general programming.

Open source

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Made by: Microsoft
Website: code.visualstudio.com
License: License: Open sourceMIT
Pricing: Free
Platforms: Windows
macOS
Linux
Web
Self-hostable: No
Works offline: Yes
Account required: No
Telemetry: Microsoft's build collects telemetry unless telemetry.telemetryLevel is set to off, and ships under Microsoft license terms. VSCodium is the telemetry-free build of the MIT source.
Maturity: Stable
Source code: github: microsoft/vscode
Maintenance: Status: ActiveLast commit Oct 8, 2026

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Repository checks, newest first; last checked Oct 8, 2026. Checks older than 90 days are kept as one per week.

Repository checks for Visual Studio Code
Checked	Last commit	Latest release	Stars	State
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 8, 2026	1.141.0	193,665	Open

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