VSCodium
brew install --cask vscodium
v1.121.03429
Open-source build of Visual Studio Code without Microsoft telemetry or proprietary licensing.
Why you might care
VSCodium gives you VS Code's full feature set but with telemetry removed and under a free/open-source license. Choose this if you prefer FLOSS software, want to avoid Microsoft data collection, or need transparency in your dev tools.
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★ GitHub stars · updated 10d ago
GitHub topics
editor
floss
ide
open-source-licensing
vscode
Links
- https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium
- GitHub: VSCodium/vscodium
- Brew formula source: Casks/v/vscodium.rb
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