# VSCodium

Application: VSCodium

Dem still dey call am codium, vs codium

VSCodium, Productivity

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

| 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.

| VSCodium.exe | VSCodium editor |
| ------------ | --------------- |

## Startup components

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

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Users\\\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\VSCodium\\ |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |

## File formats

Plenty through extensions, JSON, Markdown

## 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.

| Download        | [vscodium.com/ ](https://vscodium.com/)Official installer or vendor page                                               |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help            | [github.com/VSCodium/vscodium ](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium)Vendor support                                    |
| Official site   | [vscodium.com/ ](https://vscodium.com/)Start here, no be random exe host                                               |
| VSCodium GitHub | [github.com/VSCodium/vscodium ](https://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

Technical details

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

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Visual Studio Code: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/visual-studio-code/)[Cursor: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/cursor/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [VSCodium official site ](https://vscodium.com/)· Vendor product page
- [VSCodium help ](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium)· Vendor support
- [VSCodium project ](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium)· Wetin di build dey remove compared to Microsoft VS Code
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: VSCodium

  **Category**: Code editor

  **Process**: VSCodium.exe

  **License**: MIT (build of di VS Code source)

  **First released**: 2018

  **Official site**: [vscodium.com](https://vscodium.com/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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