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Visual Studio Code vs RStudio: catalog facts
Visual Studio Code	RStudio
Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…	Freemium The IDE is free; the Posit AI assistant is a paid add-on with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL	Editor, console, data viewer and environment pane in one window Data frame viewer with sorting, filtering and histogram filters
The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only	Built around R; other languages are secondary AI assistant requires a paid subscription after the trial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Microsoft product licence	License not stated
No account needed	No account 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 23, 2026

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