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CLion vs Visual Studio Code: catalog facts
CLion	Visual Studio Code
Freemium Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid subscription.	Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Understands CMake and compilation databases rather than guessing at includes Remote and embedded debugging built in	Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL
Commercial use requires a paid subscription Indexing large C++ codebases is slow	The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License: Microsoft product licence
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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