Best VSCodium Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from code editors ranked against VSCodium on the same published basis.
- 1VSCodium vs Visual Studio Code
- 2VSCodium vs Zed
- 3VSCodium vs Neovim
- 5VSCodium vs Kate
- 6VSCodium vs Notepad++
- 7VSCodium vs EmEditor
- 8VSCodium vs BBEdit
- 9VSCodium vs Bluefish
- 10VSCodium vs Micro
- 11VSCodium vs ICEcoder
- 12VSCodium vs CodeEdit
- 13VSCodium vs Vim
- 14VSCodium vs Pulsar
- 15VSCodium vs Helix
- 16VSCodium vs CudaText
- 17VSCodium vs Bluefish
- 18VSCodium vs RJ TextEd
- 19VSCodium vs Geany
- 20VSCodium vs Lapce
- 21VSCodium vs UltraEdit
VSCodium alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Zed | 8.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Neovim | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Kate | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Notepad++ | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | EmEditor | 7.5 | No | $0.42/mo | Windows |
| 8 | BBEdit | 7.4 | Free plan | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 9 | Bluefish | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Micro | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | ICEcoder | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | CodeEdit | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 13 | Vim | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Pulsar | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Helix | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | CudaText | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Bluefish | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | RJ TextEd | 6.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 19 | Geany | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Lapce | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | UltraEdit | 6.2 | No | $7.91/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about VSCodium alternatives
What is the best alternative to VSCodium?
Visual Studio Code, number 1 in code editors with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Zed, Neovim, Kate and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to VSCodium?
Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.