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Visual Studio Code vs RJ TextEd: catalog facts
Visual Studio Code	RJ TextEd
Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…	Free Freeware; the author accepts donations.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL	Integrated HTML and CSS preview for web work FTP and SFTP client with synchronization
The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only	Windows only Closed source freeware
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: Microsoft product licence	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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