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WebStorm vs VSCodium: catalog facts
WebStormVSCodium
Freemium

Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid subscription.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Framework-aware completion and refactoring for React, Vue, Angular and Node
  • Debugger, test runners and linters configured out of the box
  • The same editor as VS Code, built from the same MIT-licensed source without Microsoft branding
  • Telemetry is disabled in the default configuration
  • Commercial use requires a paid subscription
  • Slower to start than a lightweight editor
  • 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
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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