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24 alternatives to Visual Studio Online

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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 Online launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309

   Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers

   2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   OpenVSCode Server▲143

   VS Code in the browser for everyone

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   vscode.dev▲305

   Bringing VS Code to the browser

   2021 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A VSCode Extension to edit HTML visually in real-time▲231

   Edit HTML files visually. Contribute to urin/vscode-web-visual-editor development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5VO
   Vim online editor using WebAssembly, storing files using IndexedDB▲316

   2023 · vimonlineeditor.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   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 →

7. 7
   Visual Editor▲504

   Edit web apps visually in the Cursor Browser

   Dec 2025 · cursor.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Visual Inspector On-site▲168

   Collaborate websites feedback like a Google doc

   2018 · canvasflip.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Editor.do▲140

   The all-in-one online IDE, visual builder & host

   2024 · editor.do · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CSS.GUI▲201

    Open source visual editors for everything in the CSS spec

    2022 · components.ai · its alternatives →

11. 11
    VSCO Studio on web▲224

    The power of VSCO editing, now on desktop

    2023 · studio.vsco.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Webstudio▲171

    An open source visual development platform

    2022 · webstudio.is · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Surf▲111

    Open repositories in a VSCode environment in your browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Apps Script Starter▲130

    Write GSuite add-ons and Google web apps locally in VS Code

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    VS Code Theme Studio▲141

    Create your own VS Code theme easily, within your browser

    2021 · themes.vscode.one · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Crossnote – a note taking extension for VSCode▲97

    (WIP) Turn your VSCode into a decent markdown note taking platform - 0xGG/vscode-crossnote

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Chat for VSCode▲87

    Chat with your Slack and Discord teams from within VS Code

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Visual Studio 2017▲140

    Productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform

    2017 · learn.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    VSColors, a Visual Studio theme browser▲52

    Search and browse color themes for Visual Studio Code!

    2021 · vscolors.com · its alternatives →

20. 20WV
    We've created a visual live-programming environment for .NET▲117

    2020 · visualprogramming.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    GitHub Codespaces▲4

    Your instant dev environment

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Web Editor▲85

    Chrome extension to customize websites without coding chaos

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Visual Studio Code▲14

    Free cross-platform code editor from Microsoft

    2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ArachStudio ▲80

    Live-edit your GitHub components directly in the browser

    Jul 2026 · arachstudio01.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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