VSCodium vs Pulsar: catalog facts
 VSCodium |  Pulsar |
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Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. |
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external… |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- The same editor as VS Code, built from the same MIT-licensed source without Microsoft branding
- Telemetry is disabled in the default configuration
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- It revives the Atom package ecosystem with its own package registry, so the hackable editor and its plugins…
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- 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
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- It is still Electron-based and inherits Atom's memory use and startup time, with a much smaller maintainer team.
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: MIT |
License: MIT |
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No account needed |
Not stated if an account is needed |
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Works offline |
Not stated if it works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked September 22, 2026 |
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