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ZeroBrane StudioVisual Studio Code
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

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Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Remote and on-device debugging for many Lua engines
  • Live coding for immediate feedback
  • Extensions for essentially every language and framework
  • Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL
  • Focused on Lua; little use for other languages
  • Smaller plugin ecosystem than general-purpose editors
  • The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default
  • Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License: Microsoft product licence
No account needed No account needed
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Checked October 1, 2026

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