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Visual Studio Code vs ZeroBrane Studio: catalog facts
Visual Studio Code	ZeroBrane Studio
Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL	Remote and on-device debugging for many Lua engines Live coding for immediate feedback
The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only	Focused on Lua; little use for other languages Smaller plugin ecosystem than general-purpose editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Microsoft product licence	License: MIT
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 October 1, 2026

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