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24 alternatives to Introducing Code Connect for Visual Studio

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Introducing Code Connect for Visual Studio launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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vscode.dev▲305
Bringing VS Code to the browser
2021 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →
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Reason▲117
A coding workspace with context, plugins and skills
17d ago · reasonmachines.com · its alternatives →
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CodeLink: create links to blocks of code in your IDE▲89
Small team down here in South New Zealand just launched CodeLink. In short its an IDE (VSCode/JetBrains) plugin that lets you share blocks of code that link directly to the code inside your IDE or repo. We use it all the time and think its pretty nifty tech that lets you understand someone’s code in context very quickly. we’re hoping to keep refining it to make it better and more useful.
2022 · codelink.dev · its alternatives →
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Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309
Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers
2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Chat for VSCode▲87
Chat with your Slack and Discord teams from within VS Code
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Helicon▲58
Open-source desktop app and VS Code panel for Muse Code
12d ago · helicon.sh · its alternatives →
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Flowhub▲85
Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)
2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →
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devpitfree▲117
A native control room for your Claude Code agents
19d ago · devpit.app · its alternatives →
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Rubberduck▲150
ChatGPT for Visual Studio code
2023 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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CodeSpeedy▲95
Simple tool to manage your VS Code code snippet
2022 · its alternatives →
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CodeOnline▲97
A remote and secure workspace powered by VSCode
2020 · codeonline.io · its alternatives →
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GHEdit: web-based GitHub-integrated code editor forked from VS Code▲8
2016 · spiffcode.github.io · its alternatives →
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CodingView.io▲86
Collaborative coding environment for technical interviews
2020 · codingview.io · its alternatives →
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Insight▲11
IDE-like code search and navigation, on the cloud
2017 · elastic.co · its alternatives →
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VS Code extension to share code snippets instantly▲27
Instantly share code snippets from VS Code with shortcut. Supports all programming languages. No sign-up, no hassle. Perfect for quick code reviews, debugging, or showing off your work.
2025 · snippetshare.dev · its alternatives →
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VS Code extension to help learn JavaScript syntax▲6
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Visual Studio Code▲14
Free cross-platform code editor from Microsoft
2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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VS Code can do that?!▲11
All the best things about VS Code that nobody told you about
2018 · its alternatives →
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A VS Code extension to check incompatible CSS▲21
I've developed a handy tool for Visual Studio Code that makes checking CSS compatibility very easy for developers. It provides instant feedback on syntax, keywords, types, and function compatibility. It even highlights deprecated, non-standard, and experimental features.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Coderviews▲7
A real-time, collaborative compiler.
2017 · its alternatives →
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DuoCode 1.0 bridges the gap between C# and TypeScript▲7
2015 · blog.duoco.de · its alternatives →
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Codeanywhere 6.0▲12
So you can code and collaborate anywhere
2015 · codeanywhere.com · its alternatives →
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Visual Studio Code for Chromebooks and Raspberry Pi (Native ARM/ARM64)▲6
2019 · headmelted.com · its alternatives →
24IM
I made a GPT4 VSCode extension for detecting and fixing insecure code▲9
2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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