Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Visual Studio Code
Microsoft's code-optimized editor
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Visual Studio Code launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Free cross-platform code editor from Microsoft
2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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A new iteration of one of the great IDEs
2015 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers
2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform
2017 · learn.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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Code focused development. Redefined.
2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Visual Editor▲504Edit web apps visually in the Cursor Browser
Dec 2025 · cursor.com · its alternatives →
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VSCode Notion▲292Notion, right inside your favorite code editor
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Unrestricted Version of Visual Studio for Small Teams
2014 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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Code Snippets AI▲230Generate, refactor & debug with GPT-4. All inside VSCode
2023 · its alternatives →
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Thimble by Mozilla ▲152A web based code editor that helps you learn as you code
2015 · its alternatives →
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Showcase of web experiments written by creative coders
2015 · experiments.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · codelines.dev · its alternatives →
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