Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to xs:code Aces for VSCode

Instant chat support from ace developers directly in VSCode

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

1. 1
   vsChat▲117

   Chat with developers around the world using VSCode

   2020 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Visual Studio Code for ARM, submitted to core▲236

   Visual Studio Code. Contribute to microsoft/vscode development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chat for VSCode▲87

   Chat with your Slack and Discord teams from within VS Code

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   vscode.dev▲305

   Bringing VS Code to the browser

   2021 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Interview Code Ace▲146

   The ultimate, invisible AI powered tool for interviews

   2025 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Acedit▲193

   Ace Interviews: AI Prep & Live Assist

   2025 · acedit.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Rubberduck▲150

   ChatGPT for Visual Studio code

   2023 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309

   Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers

   2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   xs:code▲124

   Monetization For Open Source Projects

   2019 · xscode.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    OpenVSCode Server▲143

    VS Code in the browser for everyone

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Practice.dev 2.0▲119

    Learn programming for free. Backed by Crypto.

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AceInt▲22

    Think smarter. Interview better. Succeed faster

    2025 · aceint.ai · its alternatives →

13. 13PI
    Practice interview problems for front end developers▲23

    2017 · acefrontend.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Interview Sandbox▲75

    Code, compile, videochat, whiteboard, and AI assistant

    2022 · interviewsandbox.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Meetcode▲69

    Find top developers effortlessly by online code interview

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    VS RemoteJobs▲77

    VS Code job board extension

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    inlang VSCode Extension (Beta)▲100

    Extension for i18n codebases making developers life's easier

    2023 · inlang.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ace▲57

    The complete AI toolkit for interviews and sales calls

    May 2026 · tryace.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Scribe AI▲94

    ChatGPT extension for VSCode

    2023 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Banana IDE▲68

    In-browser Xcode for remote coding interviews

    2019 · adwords.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Quack Companion – VSCode extension for OSS contribution assistance▲49

    Hello there, I'm FG (short for François-Guillaume)! I’m building Quack Companion (https://github.com/quack-ai/companion), a tool designed to bridge the gap between project maintainers and contributors in open-source software (OSS). If you've ever contributed to OSS, you're familiar with the challenge: diving into a new codebase, aligning with maintainers' expectations, and making meaningful contributions can be daunting. For maintainers, managing a flood of contributions and providing guidance while maintaining quality is overwhelming. As a contributor to PyTorch & an OSS…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22RV
    Run VSCode on iPhone and iPad▲40

    2020 · vseditor.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Edith▲86

    An open-source voice assistant for vscode

    2020 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sherpa Coder▲8

    VSCode Extension for chatting with OpenAI assistants

    2024 · sherpacoder.dev · its alternatives →

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