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Nova vs VSCodium: catalog facts
Nova	VSCodium
Paid Paid app with a free 30-day trial.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Fully native Mac app with low resource use Terminal, Git, debugging and file transfer in one window	The same editor as VS Code, built from the same MIT-licensed source without Microsoft branding Telemetry is disabled in the default configuration
macOS only, requiring macOS 15.6 or later Paid after the trial	Extensions come from Open VSX, so a few marketplace-only extensions are missing Microsoft’s proprietary extensions, including the C# debugger and Remote Development, are not licensed for it
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License: MIT
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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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