# VSCodium/vscodium

binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing

Repository: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscodium
Homepage: https://vscodium.com
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vscode, open-source-licensing, floss, ide, editor
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:58:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2942, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 80}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 32990, forks 1853 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:57.966109+00:00)

## What it is
VSCodium provides freely-licensed (MIT) binary releases of Microsoft's VS Code, built via automated scripts without Microsoft branding, telemetry, or proprietary licensing. It is not a fork but a clean-build distribution of the upstream vscode repository.

## Use cases
- use vs code without telemetry or tracking
- download mit-licensed vs code binaries without building from source
- get a fully open source code editor
- avoid microsoft branding and licensing in my editor
- install vs code via homebrew winget or chocolatey
- set up a privacy-respecting development environment

## When to choose
- you want VS Code's features but with FLOSS licensing and no telemetry
- you prefer installing your editor from community package managers
- you need a clean VS Code build without Microsoft marketplace endpoints

## When to avoid
- you rely on the official Microsoft extension marketplace or proprietary extensions
- you want official Microsoft support and branded releases
- you need features gated behind Microsoft's product.json customizations

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, privacy, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: vscode, telemetry-free, floss, ide, binary-distribution, open-source-licensing, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- VSCodium/vscodium (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.966109+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:28:59.341990+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.966109+00:00, sha 181b5f755b8c)
  - homepage: https://vscodium.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:45.358204+00:00, sha 53d75c9fd798)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.