Vscodium

VSCodium provides free, open-source binaries of the Visual Studio Code editor. It serves as a telemetry-free development environment, utilizing automated build pipelines to strip proprietary tracking and data collection components from the source code before generating ready-to-use installation artifacts.

The project distinguishes itself by decoupling the editor from proprietary marketplaces, defaulting instead to the community-driven Open VSX Registry for plugin management. It maintains environment isolation through custom configuration logic, such as using independent registry paths for system policy settings, ensuring that the editor operates independently of upstream proprietary constraints.

The distribution model relies on cross-platform build automation to support diverse operating systems and hardware architectures. Users can manage the software lifecycle through native system package managers, including support for sandboxed and containerized installation formats, which ensures consistent performance and simplified updates across different host environments.

Comprehensive build scripts and documentation are available to facilitate local compilation or downstream integration, with support for major desktop platforms.

Features

Code Editors - Developing software across different operating systems using a consistent editor environment that supports a wide range of programming languages.

Privacy-Focused Development Environments - Building applications in a coding workspace that ensures user privacy by removing all proprietary tracking and data collection mechanisms.

Open Source Distributions - This repository contains build files to generate free release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. When we speak of "free software", we're talking about freedom, not price. Microsoft's releases of Visual Studio Co

Build Automation Scripts - Here is the base script to build VSCodium: ```bash # Export necessary environment variables export SHOULDBUILD="yes" export SHOULDBUILDREH="no" export CIBUILD="no" export OSNAME="linux" export VSCODEARCH="${vscode_

Integrated Development Environments - A version of a popular integrated development environment that removes all tracking and data collection components from the official build.

Installation Utilities - :tada: :tada: Download latest release here: stable or insiders :tada: :tada: More info / helpful tips are here. #### Install with Brew (Mac) If you are on a Mac and have Homebrew installed: ```bash # stable brew install

Open Source Tooling - Utilizing community-driven software alternatives that maintain full compatibility with existing plugin ecosystems and industry-standard development workflows.

Binary Distribution Tools - Distributes pre-compiled application binaries packaged for specific operating systems to ensure consistent performance and simplified installation across diverse environments.

Build Pipelines - If you would like to see the commands we run to build vscode into VSCodium binaries, have a look at the workflow files in .github/workflows for Windows, GNU/Linux and macOS. These build files call all the other scrip

Plugin Architectures - The application uses a decoupled service endpoint architecture to fetch and manage plugins from community-driven registries instead of proprietary marketplaces.

Code Editors - Open-source distribution of VS Code without telemetry.

Integrated Development Environments - Telemetry-free distribution of a popular code editor.

Text and Code Editors - Community-built VS Code binaries without telemetry or branding.

Containerization Runtimes - Encapsulates the application within a restricted environment to isolate system resources and maintain security across various Linux distributions.

Release Verification Tools - Automated build scripts remove proprietary tracking and telemetry components from source code before compiling into final application binaries.

Cross-Platform Build Pipelines - Centralized build pipelines transform shared source code into platform-specific installation artifacts for diverse operating systems and hardware architectures.

Package Management Integrations - Integrates with native system package managers to resolve software dependencies and automate updates through centralized distribution channels.

Software Package Repositories - A centralized source for installing and updating software binaries across multiple operating systems using standard system package management tools.

Build Systems - Build instructions can be found here

Development Dependencies - node (check .nvmrc for version) - jq - git - python3 3.11 - rustup ### Linux - gcc - g++ - make - pkg-config - libx11-dev - libxkbfile-dev - libsecret-1-dev - libkrb5-dev - fakeroot - rpm - rpmbuild - dpkg - imagemagic

Package Managers - Update software using standard command line tools to handle dependencies and keep applications current automatically without requiring manual intervention or complex configuration steps during the setup process.

Package Repository Configurations - Add trusted software sources to the system package manager to receive automatic updates and handle all required dependencies through verified distribution channels for improved security and stability.

Isolated Packaging Formats - Applications are bundled into self-contained, sandboxed formats to ensure consistent execution and security across varying host operating system environments.

Package Management - Managing the installation and lifecycle of development tools through native system package managers to ensure reliable updates and dependency handling.

Configuration Management Patterns - Custom configuration logic reads system policy settings from independent registry paths to maintain environment isolation from the original upstream software.

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