Sidenai/sidex

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: young

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2720 stars · 224 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

SideX is a port of Visual Studio Code's workbench that replaces Electron with Tauri, using a Rust backend and the OS's native webview. It keeps the same TypeScript workbench, Monaco editor, integrated terminal, and Git integration while dramatically reducing bundle size and memory usage.

Use cases

• run a vscode-like editor without electron
• reduce memory usage of my code editor
• lightweight alternative to visual studio code
• edit code with monaco editor in a native webview app
• use an ide with integrated terminal and git support
• install extensions from open vsx in a lightweight editor

When to choose

• you want VSCode's workflow with a much smaller footprint
• you are on macOS where WKWebView memory savings are strongest
• you prefer Tauri-based apps over Electron

When to avoid

• you rely on the full VSCode extension host or debugger, which are still in progress
• you need guaranteed feature parity with VSCode
• you need a battle-tested editor for critical daily work

Facets

application · maturity experimental

editor developer-tools terminal-ui file-system text-editors developer-tools cross-platform windows rust vscode tauri monaco-editor electron-alternative ide code-editor open-vsx macos linux desktop typescript

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