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

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