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VSCodium vs code-server: catalog facts
VSCodium	code-server
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web
The same editor as VS Code, built from the same MIT-licensed source without Microsoft branding Telemetry is disabled in the default configuration	Runs the development environment on a machine you control.
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	Requires a configured host with WebSocket support.
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
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 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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