Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Chat for VSCode

Chat with your Slack and Discord teams from within VS Code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chat for VSCode launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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vsChat▲117
Chat with developers around the world using VSCode
2020 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
2
Slack Chat for VS Code▲59
Send your messages and files to Slack without leaving VSCode
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
3
Rubberduck▲150
ChatGPT for Visual Studio code
2023 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
4
Slack extension for Visual Studio Code▲6
Send messages and files to Slack from Visual Studio Code
2016 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
5
Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309
Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers
2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
6
Dialogs by Slack▲396
Build interactive forms in Slack that do all sorts of things
2017 · docs.slack.dev · its alternatives →
7
GitHub + Slack Integration▲367
Full visibility into your GitHub projects right inside Slack
2018 · slack.github.com · its alternatives →
8
vscode.dev▲305
Bringing VS Code to the browser
2021 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →
9
Slack Shared Channels▲480
Work with anyone in Slack
2017 · slack.com · its alternatives →
10
TextBin▲104
A privacy focused open source alternative to paste bin
2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
11
Scribe AI▲94
ChatGPT extension for VSCode
2023 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
12
xs:code Aces for VSCode▲108
Instant chat support from ace developers directly in VSCode
2021 · xscode.com · its alternatives →
13
Sherpa Coder▲8
VSCode Extension for chatting with OpenAI assistants
2024 · sherpacoder.dev · its alternatives →
14
VSCode Notion▲292
Notion, right inside your favorite code editor
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
15
CodeSpeak▲74
Live Chat in GitHub Repos
2014 · ss14-team-186.divshot.io · its alternatives →
16
VS Code DMs▲81
Direct Messages for Visual Studio Code
2020 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
17
Many to Slack▲182
A public chat room fully integrated into Slack
2017 · get.slaask.com · its alternatives →
18
Mio▲216
Powering seamless communication between workplace chat apps.
2018 · m.io · its alternatives →
19
Voice Assistant for Visual Studio Code▲117
Put code snippets into the code by voice
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Glitch for VS Code▲129
Collaborate on code & deploy instantly on Glitch from VSCode
2019 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
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Built a free VS Code extension to help share code updates▲23
Hi HN, I built a free, and completely open source, visual studio code extension, which generates tweets based on commits you select. While I was working on webtilities.com, an idea came to me: wouldn't it be cool that I could market this thing inside my editor. Ah, i'm truly lazy. Well, I spent a week building this thing that I bet no one will need because: * "This wont work. My commit messages are terrible" * "This is stupid, I can just use ChatGPT/Gemini/[Insert Chat Platform] directly" * "This is stupid, I get BILLED for using openai tokens" ... And the list goes on. But, I…
2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
22
LLM Clipboard Helper▲4
VSCode Extension for sharing code context with AI chats
2025 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
23
Teamchatviz▲80
Visualize how your team communicates on Slack
2016 · moovel.github.io · its alternatives →
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LiveChat for Slack▲69
Move chats to Slack and talk to clients wherever you want
2022 · livechat.com · its alternatives →

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