# VS Code (Code - OSS)

> The open-source code editor behind Visual Studio Code

The Code - OSS repository that Visual Studio Code is built from: a lightweight, extensible editor with debugging, Git and a huge extension ecosystem.

- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
- Homepage: https://code.visualstudio.com
- License: MIT
- Language: TypeScript
- Stars: 193437
- Forks: 44225
- Contributors: 2576
- Last commit: 2026-10-04
- Latest release: 1.140.0 (2026-09-30)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Editors & IDEs
- Runs on: Desktop
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## What is Code - OSS?

Code - OSS is the open-source code in the microsoft/vscode repository, under the MIT license. Visual Studio Code is Microsoft's own build of it. Microsoft adds its branding and telemetry (usage data sent to Microsoft). It also adds access to the Visual Studio Marketplace and a product license that is not open source. VSCodium is a community project. It builds the same code into ready-to-install apps, with telemetry turned off and Microsoft's branding removed. It gets extensions from the Open VSX registry instead of the Marketplace. If you build this repository yourself, you get Code - OSS.

## Worth score: 86/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 25/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 15/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Alternatives

- [VSCodium](https://diggithub.com/VSCodium/vscodium.md): VS Code without Microsoft telemetry
- [Zed](https://diggithub.com/zed-industries/zed.md): High-performance, multiplayer code editor
- [Lapce](https://diggithub.com/lapce/lapce.md): Fast code editor written in Rust
- [Neovide](https://diggithub.com/neovide/neovide.md): GPU Neovim client

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/microsoft/vscode
Updated: 2026-10-04