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Eclipse IDE for Rust Developers vs Visual Studio Code: catalog facts
Eclipse IDE for Rust Developers	Visual Studio Code
Free Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License.	Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Free and open source Part of the long-running Eclipse IDE family	Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL
The foundation homepage says little about the Rust package itself Full IDE rather than a lightweight editor	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
Open source	Closed source
License: EPL-1.0	License: Microsoft product licence
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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