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…with jetbrains' "swiss army kitchen sink" approach but at least vscodium is not data-mining me. [0] https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by RunSet · 2026-10-06 · in JetBrains reports revenue growth, net financial loss for 2025

Use VSCodium. It's the FLOSS branch with Microsoft tracking shit removed. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by nekusar · 2026-08-24 · in MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by duskdozer · 2026-06-18 · in Agentic coding deserves more than a chat box bolted onto VS Code

…edit: Is this not built out of VSCode? Isn't Antigravity based on VSCode? VSCodium has a Web build https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium UI wise it might be good to make it clearer you don't need to put in an API key to try it.

comment by koolala · 2026-05-11 · in Show HN: OpenGravity – A zero-install, BYOK vanilla JS clone of Antigravity

VSCode can be cleaned: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium (I prefer Emacs anyway, but VSCode is a worthy tool.)

comment by nine_k · 2026-03-25 · in Updates to GitHub Copilot interaction data usage policy

…code (e.g. like this[0], though that probably doesn't work for the current versions anymore). [0]: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/discussions/1641#discus...

comment by Timon3 · 2026-01-05 · in I switched from VSCode to Zed

You are defending Microsoft. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extens... https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extens... https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/wiki/Microsoft-...

comment by yencabulator · 2025-08-11 · in GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

…Microsoft is doing open source work for the good of their hearts are still in for a lesson in EEE. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extens... https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extens...…

comment by yencabulator · 2025-08-11 · in GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

It's not abandoned https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/commits/master/

comment by viraptor · 2025-07-27 · in Performance and telemetry analysis of Trae IDE, ByteDance's VSCode fork

…configuration settings described in the docs [0] and more detail on Stack Overflow [1]. [0] https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/prepare_vsc... [1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44057402/using-extension...

comment by falcor84 · 2025-04-25 · in OpenVSX, which VSCode forks rely on for extensions, down for 24 hours

…vscode repository into freely-licensed binaries with a community-driven default configuration. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by voxic11 · 2025-04-25 · in Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks

…1: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode 2: https://vscodium.com/#why 3: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases 4: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/discussions/1487

comment by 0manrho · 2025-04-20 · in I just got an ad in VS Code

…are all of the remote debugging extensions and Copilot. This would be a deal-breaker for many. [0] https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index....

comment by koito17 · 2025-03-01 · in Xcode constantly phones home

…Same reason why some people are adamantly against using closed source software though at least https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium exists. That said, personally I use OSes like Windows or IDEs like JetBrains sometimes just because they…

comment by KronisLV · 2025-02-08 · in VSCode’s SSH agent is bananas

If telementry is your main concern, just use vscodium. (or stick to SublimeText - I use both) https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases

comment by Ballas · 2025-01-29 · in I still like Sublime Text

Is it? https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index.... > Even though we do not pass the telemetry build flags (and go out of our way to cripple the baked-in telemetry), Microsoft will still track usage by default.

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2025-01-11 · in The State of Vim

You can look at this fork: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium and see how they did it.

comment by orionblastar · 2024-11-27 · in Ask HN: Any tips for building a VSCode fork?

Vscodium for me binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by reify · 2024-10-28 · in Visual Studio Code vs. Sublime Text: Which code editor should you use?

…a rabbithole, look at how much DRM there is in Pylance (another extension that MS has locked down): https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/discussions/1641 The funny thing is that I’ll never understand why it’s not open source and why its…

comment by wiseowise · 2024-09-30 · in Visual Studio Code is designed to fracture (2022)

I thought the server part of VS Code (to be exact a proprietary Node addon) is the problem? https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/1229#issuecommen... Stupid me, the solution is one post below :D https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/is…

comment by ReleaseCandidat · 2024-09-30 · in Visual Studio Code is designed to fracture (2022)

…a rabbithole, look at how much DRM there is in Pylance (another extension that MS has locked down): https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/discussions/1641 The short summary is that MS uses multiple, constantly changing methods of DRM to…

comment by Pannoniae · 2024-09-30 · in Visual Studio Code is designed to fracture (2022)

…obfuscated JS to remove that check, or by using an older version from before they added the check. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/discussions/1641

comment by Arnavion · 2024-07-11 · in Zed on Linux Is Here

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index.... > Even though we do not pass the telemetry build flags (and go out of our way to cripple the baked-in telemetry), Microsoft will still track usage by default.

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2024-06-29 · in Open source 'Eclipse Theia IDE' exits beta to challenge Visual Studio Code

…a lot of functionality in VSCode. There is an open equivalent but I haven’t tried it [2] [1] https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/discussions/1487 [2] https://open-vsx.org/extension/jeanp413/open-remote-ssh

comment by teruakohatu · 2024-06-27 · in Maker of RStudio launches new R and Python IDE

It's not a fork, but there is VSCodium https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by bsuvc · 2024-06-24 · in Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

…is pretty rough. If you’re comfortable with vim (or want to be) I can’t recommend neovim enough. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/wiki/Extensions-Compati...

comment by iimblack · 2024-02-03 · in JetBrains' unremovable AI assistant meets irresistible outcry

…proprietary[1] and makes it impossible to use it with vscodium or other OSS projects. Yikes. [1]: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/wiki/Extensions-Compati...

comment by msm_ · 2024-01-24 · in Zed, a collaborative code editor, is now open source

Hello, and welcome to vscodium: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by mmh0000 · 2023-12-21 · in The Loneliness of the Mid-Level Vimmer

Curious what you think of https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium . I'm not actually familiar with the issues that VSCode has but I seem to recall some key component was not OSS, but I forget the details there and maybe it has changed. I know…

comment by avg_dev · 2023-11-19 · in I cancelled my Replit subscription

…promoted by folks who are all "just use run: and that's it" because any moderately complex one < https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/1.84.2.23314/.gith... > for sure fails with spectacularly illegible error messages under both act…

comment by mdaniel · 2023-11-12 · in GitHub Actions Are a Problem

…be useful for a native macro recording feature? (Edit) Live Share can't be installed in vscodium. https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/128 Support for jupyter-collaboration Y.js CRDT RTC could be added to vscode-jupyter and/or a…

comment by westurner · 2023-09-05 · in Multiple Notepad++ Flaws Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code

Becuase the repo uses github actions to pull changes and build the binary https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/.github/wor...

comment by vorticalbox · 2023-09-04 · in VSCodium – Open-source binaries of VSCode

There is a section in the docs regarding switching back to the official extension marketplace: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#how... So if there is a "killer extension" not available on codium's marketplace, you…

comment by Liquix · 2023-09-04 · in VSCodium – Open-source binaries of VSCode

> Telemetry is disabled. Er... https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#dis... > Even though we do not pass the telemetry build flags (and go out of our way to cripple the baked-in telemetry), Microsoft will still track…

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2023-09-04 · in VSCodium – Open-source binaries of VSCode

…Atom was discontinued last year, with the final version having been released in March 2022.[7] [1] https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/28 [2] https://github.com/microsoft/vscode [3] https://vscodium.com / Source:…

comment by commoner · 2023-08-29 · in Open-Source Washing

Already done: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by tikkabhuna · 2023-06-21 · in Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to eliminate Playstation

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#pro...

comment by Georgelemental · 2023-06-14 · in Why Did Microsoft Build VSCode? Turns Out, GitHub Copilot

…can only be used with VSCode. For other extensions, you may be able to use them. See the docs at https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#ext...

comment by sphars · 2023-05-03 · in MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angry

…forbids it, but it turns out that it's possible to still use the official Marketplace. Here's how: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#how...

comment by npteljes · 2023-05-03 · in MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angry

Bit of an unfortunate name collision with VSCodium https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium which is an IDE based on VSCode and in many contexts is simply referred to as "Codium".

comment by bityard · 2023-04-20 · in Show HN: Codeium Chat: Free IDE-Integrated ChatGPT

> VS Codium (my preferred variant, telemetry-free) Telemetry reduced - https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#dis...

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2023-04-07 · in Neovim 0.9

…telemetry is out, but then their DOCS* says that: > Microsoft will still track usage by default. * https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md

comment by tmtvl · 2023-03-03 · in Use GNU Emacs

In their own words: "binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing" https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium or alternatively: "VSCodium is a community-driven, freely-licensed binary distribution of Microsoft’s editor VS…

comment by morjom · 2023-03-03 · in Use GNU Emacs

…there is also a fork call VSCodium without the telemetry, I guess people could just pivot to that? https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by ThaDood · 2023-02-09 · in GitHub to lay off 10% and close all offices

Per the docs*, not completely telemetry-free, yet an admirable attempt. * https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md

comment by tmtvl · 2023-01-18 · in Show HN: Codeium: Free Copilot Alternative for Vim / Neovim

But the remote stuff is blocked in the FOSS version :( https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md#pro... Typical Microsoft. Pretending to be FOSS but there's always some sneaky strings and telemetry attached.

comment by wkat4242 · 2022-12-23 · in Docker on MacOS is slow and how to fix it

…its issues, it's not straightforward to fork and build without running into userspace issues: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues

comment by andrew_ · 2022-12-21 · in Web IDE Beta

If someone is a purist and wants to use it to avoid lock-in - it is available at https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by matkoniecz · 2022-12-21 · in Web IDE Beta

…about this in OSS communities? Yup https://github.com/search?q=repo%3AVSCodium%2Fvscodium+pylan... https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/1020#issue-11802... > is there some kind of consensus? (Is it something like: okay, then each…

comment by ghuntley · 2022-12-09 · in Ending support for self-hosted Gitpod and moving our source to AGPL

…is that. Then there's the MS telemetry to worry about, although VSCodium[0] addresses that. [0] https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium

comment by spansoa · 2022-11-21 · in Ask HN: Why do you like Visual Studio Code?