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VSCodium vs Nova: catalog facts
VSCodium	Nova
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Paid Paid app with a free 30-day trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
The same editor as VS Code, built from the same MIT-licensed source without Microsoft branding Telemetry is disabled in the default configuration	Fully native Mac app with low resource use Terminal, Git, debugging and file transfer in one window
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	macOS only, requiring macOS 15.6 or later Paid after the trial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License: Proprietary
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 23, 2026

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