Visual Studio Code alternatives
10 apps that do what Visual Studio Code does, starting with the Developer Tools apps that share most of its features.
Ordered by category, then by how many of Visual Studio Code’s listed features each app shares, then by our organic score (ratings, visitor feedback, listing completeness, freshness). Payment, Pro plans and verification are not inputs. How ranking works
Alternatives to Visual Studio Code
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Position 1
High-performance, multiplayer code editor
Why it’s here
- Shares 5 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: AI code completion, Debugging, Extensions & plugins and 2 more
- Integrates with GitHub and OpenAI
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 2
AI-first code editor
Why it’s here
- Shares 4 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: AI code completion, Debugging, Extensions & plugins and 1 more
- Integrates with GitHub, Linear and Slack
- Free plan available
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 3
Build and deploy apps with an AI agent
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: AI code completion, Real-time collaboration and Terminal
- Integrates with GitHub
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 4
Open-source, offline-first API client
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: Offline mode and Terminal
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 5
The AI-powered terminal
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: AI code completion and Terminal
- Free plan available
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 6
Build, share and run containerized apps
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: Extensions & plugins
- Integrates with AWS, Bitbucket, GitHub and 2 more
- Free plan available
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 7
Where software teams build, review and ship code
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: AI code completion
- Integrates with AWS, Jira, Linear and 5 more
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 8
API platform for building and testing APIs
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Visual Studio Code's listed features: Real-time collaboration
- Integrates with Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab and 3 more
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 9
Git hosting with built-in CI/CD
Why it’s here
- Integrates with AWS, Jira, Microsoft Teams and 1 more
- Free plan available
Position 10
Continuous integration and delivery
Why it’s here
- Integrates with AWS, Bitbucket, GitHub and 2 more
- Free plan available
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