Visual Studio Code is the most popular code editor in the world, used by 73% of developers. Built by Microsoft, VS Code combines speed, power, and a massive ecosystem of 50,000+ extensions to support every language and workflow.
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Use VS Code as an open source AI editor to write, refactor, and build code with agent assistance.
Yes, VS Code is free to use.
Yes, VS Code provides an API for developers.
Yes, VS Code is open source.
VS Code is available on Mac, Windows, Linux, Web.
VS Code integrates with GitHub Copilot, MCP servers, Playwright.
High memory/RAM usage, especially on large projects, due to the Electron/Chromium base Also, Slow to load and can lag or become unresponsive with many projects open
VS Code is best suited for Software developers.
Common uses for VS Code include multi-agent development, ai-assisted coding, code refactoring.
Razorpay is the closest alternative to VS Code, followed by GitHub and Vercel.
VS Code and Razorpay are both used for developer tools -- specifically dev infrastructure tools. See the full side-by-side comparison for pricing and feature differences.
VS Code's published pricing · verified Sep 15, 2026
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