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VT Code alternatives

An open-source Rust terminal coding agent.

Vinh Nguyen IDEs & code editors

12 Windows apps in the same category as VT Code, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • OpenCode

    OpenCode is an open source agent that helps you write and run code with any AI model. It's available as a terminal-based interface, desktop app, or IDE extension.

    Open source 1.19.5 292.3K ↓ ★ 219.9K code, coding, programming
  • Apache NetBeans

    Development Environment, Tooling Platform and Application Framework.

    Open source 31 88.8K ↓ ★ 3.1K code, coding, programming
  • Node.js (LTS)

    Run JavaScript Everywhere

    Open source 26.13.0 4.9M ↓ ★ 122.5K coding, programming
  • RStudio

    RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R.

    Open source 2026.10.1+239 707.6K ↓ ★ 5.1K programming
  • pi

    AI coding assistant with read, bash, edit, write tools

    Open source 1.5.0 ★ 117.1K agent, agentic, chatbot
  • Haxe

    Haxe is an open source high-level strictly-typed programming language with a fast optimizing cross-compiler.

    Open source 4.3.7 49.7K ↓ ★ 7K programming
  • VSCodium

    VSCodium is a community-driven, freely-licensed and telemetry-free rebuilt of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code.

    Open source 1.143.17232 398.1K ↓ ★ 33.8K
  • Thonny

    Thonny is a Python IDE meant for learning programming.

    Open source 5.0.1 96.6K ↓ ★ 4K
  • GDevelop

    The fastest, easiest, most powerful no-code game engine.

    Open source 5.6.287 12.3K ↓ ★ 27.8K programming
  • Processing

    A language and environment for creative coding

    Open source 4.5.7 79.2K ↓ ★ 518 programming
  • mkcert

    A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.

    Open source 1.4.4 495K ↓ ★ 59.8K
  • Pure Data

    Pure Data (or just Pd) is an open source visual programming language for multimedia

    Open source 0.57-0 9.7K ↓ ★ 2.1K programming

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
VT Code Open source 0.181.2 November 3, 2026 — —
OpenCode Open source 1.19.5 October 28, 2026 219.9K 292.3K
Apache NetBeans Open source 31 August 14, 2026 3.1K 88.8K
Node.js (LTS) Open source 26.13.0 October 28, 2026 122.5K 4.9M
RStudio Open source 2026.10.1+239 October 28, 2026 5.1K 707.6K
pi Open source 1.5.0 November 2, 2026 117.1K —
Haxe Open source 4.3.7 May 9, 2025 7K 49.7K
VSCodium Open source 1.143.17232 October 28, 2026 33.8K 398.1K
Thonny Open source 5.0.1 October 29, 2026 4K 96.6K
GDevelop Open source 5.6.287 November 4, 2026 27.8K 12.3K
Processing Open source 4.5.7 September 24, 2026 518 79.2K
mkcert Open source 1.4.4 October 8, 2022 59.8K 495K
Pure Data Open source 0.57-0 October 5, 2026 2.1K 9.7K