VSCodium

ApplicationVSCodium

Dem still dey call am codium, vs codium

VSCodiumProductivity

Telemetry-free build of di VS Code source without Microsoft branding or di Microsoft Marketplace. Di process na VSCodium.exe. E no be Visual Studio Code.

Wetin you need know

VSCodium.exe na di telemetry-free build. Code.exe na Microsoft VS Code.

VSCodium dey rebuild di VS Code source without Microsoft branding or telemetry. Visual Studio Code na Code.exe from Microsoft. Cursor.exe na Anysphere. Windsurf.exe na different AI editor. devenv.exe na Visual Studio.

Wetin e be?: Telemetry-free VS Code build
Na VS Code?: No. Code.exe na Microsoft
Marketplace?: Open VSX by default, no be Microsoft

Feex tok say

If VSCodium.exe dey busy, I go disable extensions inside VSCodium. I no go uninstall Visual Studio Code to make this process quiet. Code.exe na Microsoft. Dis window na di community build.

Wetin be VSCodium?

VSCodium na community build of di VS Code source wey dem comot Microsoft telemetry and branding. E no be Visual Studio Code, no be Visual Studio, and no be Cursor.

If you never use am before

If you want di VS Code editor without Microsoft telemetry and branding, VSCodium na dat build. Download am from vscodium.com. VSCodium.exe na this product. Code.exe na Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Extensions usually dey come from Open VSX, no be di Microsoft Marketplace. Cursor and Windsurf na AI forks with different vendors.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Edit folder of code

Workspace wey be like VS Code. Settings dey live under VSCodium, no be under Microsoft VS Code.

Extensions from Open VSX

Di default gallery no be di Microsoft Marketplace. Some Microsoft-owned extensions no go install here.

No Microsoft telemetry branding

Na di main point of this build be dat. Cursor dey add AI and different exe. Code.exe na Microsoft branded build.

Na who e dey for?

People wey want VS Code-like editor without Microsoft build
Users wey must not confuse VSCodium.exe with Code.exe
Anybody wey dey compare am with Cursor or Windsurf, wey be AI products on top di same family of UI

Current status

VSCodium (2018) na current code editor from VSCodium. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://vscodium.com/.

How old e be?

VSCodium start for 2018 after VS Code (2015) as community binary. E dey track upstream VS Code. E no be AI editor like Cursor (2023) or Windsurf (2024). Microsoft official build remain Code.exe.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

VSCodium stable

Insiders-style community builds

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, wey match current VS Code-class editors
RAM	1 GB class editors dey run. Language servers want more

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
VSCodium.exe	VSCodium editor

Startup components

VSCodium fit reopen di last folder. Dat one na session restore, no be Microsoft service.

File locations

Common VSCodium locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\VSCodium\

File formats

Plenty through extensionsJSONMarkdown

Common wahala dem

Extension wey dey miss from Open VSX

Di Microsoft Marketplace no be di default here. Na wetin dem expect be dat. Code.exe fit still install dat Microsoft extension.

People dey close Code.exe to stop VSCodium

Two installs. Programs\VSCodium na this article. Microsoft VS Code na Code.exe.

How to get unstuck

Open file location on top VSCodium.exe versus Code.exe

VSCodium na di community build. Microsoft VS Code na di other folder.

Install from vscodium.com or di GitHub releases

VSCodium pack on top random host na useless thing. Na di project dey host di real builds.

No expect every Microsoft Marketplace extension

Open VSX na di normal gallery. Cursor AI features sef no bi dis product.

Alternatives

Visual Studio Code if you want Microsoft own build and Marketplace. Cursor or Windsurf if you want editor wey get AI inside. Neovim if you want terminal editor.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	vscodium.com/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	github.com/VSCodium/vscodium Vendor support
Official site	vscodium.com/ Start here, no be random exe host
VSCodium GitHub	github.com/VSCodium/vscodium Releases, issues, and how e take differ from Code

Related hardware

SSD and RAM dey help big repos. Di same class of need like VS Code. GPU no dey required.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

VSCodium official site · Vendor product page
VSCodium help · Vendor support
VSCodium project · Wetin di build dey remove compared to Microsoft VS Code
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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