Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to OpenVSCode Server

VS Code in the browser for everyone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OpenVSCode Server launched in 2021; 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 →
2
Visual Studio Online▲243
Visual studio for web is now open for everyone
2019 · online.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
3
Sourcegraph for VS Code▲96
Search millions of open source repos without leaving the IDE
2022 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
4
VulnCost for Visual Studio Code▲126
An open source security scanner for Visual Studio Code
2020 · snyk.io · its alternatives →
5
Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309
Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers
2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
6
A remote browser product, open-sourced▲253
💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it. - GitHub - BrowserBox/BrowserBox: 💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser▲375
Create VS Code Themes with Theme Studio!
2021 · themes.vscode.one · its alternatives →
8
OOTB Code-Server, Easiest “VSCode on Browser” + HTTPS and GitHub Auth▲11
OOTB Code-Server is an out-of-the-box Code-Server environment. It provides Https proxy, GItHub authorization and automatic shutdown with just a few settings. - nullpo-head/Out-of-the-Box-CodeServer
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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VS RemoteJobs▲77
VS Code job board extension
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Visual Studio Code for Chromebooks and Raspberry Pi▲157
2016 · code.headmelted.com · its alternatives →
11
TextBin▲104
A privacy focused open source alternative to paste bin
2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
12
Glitch for VS Code▲129
Collaborate on code & deploy instantly on Glitch from VSCode
2019 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
13
terminal-code – VS Code inside the terminal▲108
VS Code inside your terminal.
Aug 2026 · terminal-code.com · its alternatives →
14
Surf▲111
Open repositories in a VSCode environment in your browser
2021 · its alternatives →
15
vsChat▲117
Chat with developers around the world using VSCode
2020 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
16
100 Days of Code VS Code Extension▲105
A VS Code extension to track your 100 Days of Code progress.
2020 · antenna.dev · its alternatives →
17
vscode Testing Playground▲92
Bring testing playground into VS Code
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
18
RunCode▲67
Collaborative cloud development environment
2023 · runcode.io · its alternatives →
19
VSCode Cheatsheet▲99
A cheatsheet to help you remember keybinds for VSCode
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Chat for VSCode▲87
Chat with your Slack and Discord teams from within VS Code
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free open-source isolated browser for security▲71
💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it. - GitHub - BrowserBox/BrowserBox: 💚🇺🇸🗽Secure remote browsing anywhere, any way you like it.
2021 · github.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 →
23
GitHub Codespaces▲4
Your instant dev environment
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sourcegraph Code Search for VS Code▲12
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Search all of your repositories across all branches and all code hosts
2022 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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