Visual Studio Code is a free Microsoft source code editor for software development across most major programming languages.
Visual Studio Code is a free open-source source code editor built by Microsoft, supporting most major programming languages through a large catalog of first-party and third-party extensions. The editor includes integrated source control, debugging, terminal, and remote development features.
Visual Studio Code is the most widely used code editor among professional developers and the primary distribution channel for GitHub Copilot, Microsoft's AI coding assistant. The product competes directly with full integrated development environments such as JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA and Eclipse for general-purpose programming workloads.
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| Attribute | Visual Studio Code | CLion, DataGrip, GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA, PhpStorm, PyCharm, ReSharper, Rider, RubyMine, RustRover, WebStorm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |  | |
| Founded | 1975 | 2000 | |
| Sells To | Enterprises, Small Business | Developers | |
| Pricing Model | SaaS, Transactional | Subscription | |
| Ownership | Public | Private |
Provider
Founded 1975
Sells To Enterprises, Small Business
Pricing Model SaaS, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 2000
Sells To Developers
Pricing Model Subscription
Ownership Private
CodeGPT IDE Extension brings AI code completion and chat to Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs.
Cline VS Code Extension brings an agentic AI coding assistant into Visual Studio Code.
Free IDE extension providing real-time code quality and security analysis with quick fixes as developers write code.
AI-native IDE forked from VS Code with LLM-powered code completion, chat, and multi-file agentic editing via Composer/Agent mode.
CodeGPT IDE Extension brings AI code completion and chat to Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs.
Cline VS Code Extension brings an agentic AI coding assistant into Visual Studio Code.
Free IDE extension providing real-time code quality and security analysis with quick fixes as developers write code.
AI-native IDE forked from VS Code with LLM-powered code completion, chat, and multi-file agentic editing via Composer/Agent mode.