5 Open Source Alternatives That Are As Good As Visual Studio Code

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5 Open source alternatives that are as good as Visual Studio Code7341 Views | 24 Jun 2020, 09:49 PM | Updated on: 25 Jun 2020, 01:53 PM | TechGig CorrespondentMicrosoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is the most popular code editor across Windows, Mac, and Linux OS. While the company has open-sourced VS Code, the version you download from the official Microsoft website is not open source. Here are top 5 open source alternatives to VS Code.1. VSCodiumThe best alternative to VS Code is VSCodium. The project is based on VS Code's open-source repository. It excludes all the Microsoft's proprietary additions. The VSCodium project offers downloadable executables of Code - OSS.2. AtomAtom is one of the best and oldest open-source IDE. Microsoft acquired it when it purchased GitHub. You can extend Atom editor with plugins and customise it with themes. The cross-platform IDE comes with built-in GitHub integration. Atom is potentially everything you need it to be.3. GNOME BuilderThe IDE was originally developed for GNOME desktop. It is a code editor for Linux, specifically designed for building GNOME applications. The builder is quite easy. You can install Builder from Flathub.org, when joust art the project, it will even prompt you to install GNOME SDK. It supports programming languages including Python, Rust, C, C++, Java, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, VB.NET and several other markup languages.4. GeanyThis is a powerful yet lightweight editor that helps you write good Bash, Python, Lua, XML, HTML, LaTeX and more. Geany is the modest little editor that can extend its features with the help of a robust set of plugins.5. BracketsThe text editor and IDE is designed for web developers. It offers strong support for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Python. Similar to VS Code, Brackets has a rich ecosystem of extensions. You can expand it to serve as your workbench for whatever language you want to work in.https://techgig.com/generateHttpWebService-v2.php?tgtype=SAVE_NEWS_READ_LOGS&news_id=76580506&news_title=5 Open source alternatives that are as good as Visual Studio Code&news_sec=Technology&tags=VS code alternative, Visual Studio Code, Top open-source code editors, Integrated development environment, Alternate Code Editors, &news_url=https://content.techgig.com/technology/5-open-source-alternatives-that-are-as-good-as-visual-studio-code/articleshow/76580506.cmsRead more on:VS code alternativeVisual Studio CodeTop open-source code editorsIntegrated development environmentAlternate Code Editors

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