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This is a repository of scripts to automatically build [Microsoft's `vscode` repository](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode) into freely-licensed binaries with a community-driven default configuration.**\n\n## Table of Contents\n\n- [Download/Install](#download-install)\n  - [Install with Brew](#install-with-brew)\n  - [Install with Windows Package Manager (WinGet)](#install-with-winget)\n  - [Install with Chocolatey](#install-with-choco)\n  - [Install with Scoop](#install-with-scoop)\n  - [Install with snap](#install-with-snap)\n  - [Install with Package Manager](#install-with-package-manager)\n  - [Install on Arch Linux](#install-on-arch-linux)\n  - [Flatpak Option](#flatpak)\n- [Build](#build)\n- [Why Does This Exist](#why)\n- [More Info](#more-info)\n- [Supported Platforms](#supported-platforms)\n\n## \u003ca id=\"download-install\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDownload/Install\n\n:tada: :tada:\nDownload latest release here:\n[stable](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases) or\n[insiders](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium-insiders/releases)\n:tada: :tada:\n\n[More info / helpful tips are here.](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index.md)\n\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"install-with-brew\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInstall with Brew (Mac)\n\nIf you are on a Mac and have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) installed:\n```bash\n# stable\nbrew install --cask vscodium\n\n# insiders\nbrew install --cask vscodium@insiders\n```\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"install-with-winget\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInstall with Windows Package Manager (WinGet)\n\nIf you use Windows and have [Windows Package Manager](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli) installed:\n```cmd\n:: stable\nwinget install -e --id VSCodium.VSCodium\n\n:: insider\nwinget install -e --id VSCodium.VSCodium.Insiders\n```\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"install-with-choco\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInstall with Chocolatey (Windows)\n\nIf you use Windows and have [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) installed (thanks to [@Thilas](https://github.com/Thilas)):\n```cmd\n:: stable\nchoco install vscodium\n\n:: insider\nchoco install vscodium-insiders\n```\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"install-with-scoop\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInstall with Scoop (Windows)\n\nIf you use Windows and have [Scoop](https://scoop.sh) installed:\n```bash\nscoop bucket add extras\nscoop install vscodium\n```\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"install-with-snap\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInstall with snap (GNU/Linux)\n\nVSCodium is available in the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/) as [Codium](https://snapcraft.io/codium), thanks to the help of the [Snapcrafters](https://github.com/snapcrafters/codium) community.\nIf your GNU/Linux distribution has support for [snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd):\n\n```bash\nsnap install codium --classic\n```\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"install-with-package-manager\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInstall with Package Manager (GNU/Linux)\n\nYou can always install using the downloads (deb, rpm, tar) on the releases page for [stable](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases) or [insiders](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium-insiders/releases), but you can also install using your favorite package manager and get automatic updates.\n\n[@paulcarroty](https://github.com/paulcarroty) has set up a repository with instructions for `apt`, `dnf` and `zypper` [here](https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo).\n\nAny issues installing VSCodium using your package manager should be directed to that repository's issue tracker.\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"install-on-arch-linux\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInstall on Arch Linux\n\nVSCodium is available in [AUR](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository), maintained by [@binex-dsk](https://github.com/binex-dsk) as package [vscodium-bin](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vscodium-bin/) (stable) and as [vscodium-insiders-bin](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vscodium-insiders-bin).\n\nIf you want to save disk space by having VSCodium use the Electron system-wide, you also have [vscodium-electron](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vscodium-electron),\nmaintained by [@m00nw4tch3r](https://aur.archlinux.org/account/m00nw4tch3r).\n\nAn alternative package [vscodium-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vscodium-git/), maintained by [@cedricroijakkers](https://github.com/cedricroijakkers), is also available should you wish to compile from source yourself.\n\n#### \u003ca id=\"flatpak\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFlatpak Option (GNU/Linux)\n\nVSCodium is available as a Flatpak app [here](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.vscodium.codium) and the build repo is [here](https://github.com/flathub/com.vscodium.codium).\nIf your distribution has support for [flatpak](https://flathub.org), and you have enabled the [flathub repo](https://flatpak.org/setup/):\n\n```bash\nflatpak install flathub com.vscodium.codium\nflatpak run com.vscodium.codium\n```\n\n## \u003ca id=\"build\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eBuild\n\nBuild instructions can be found [here](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/howto-build.md)\n\n## \u003ca id=\"why\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhy Does This Exist\n\nThis repository contains build files to generate free release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. When we speak of \"free software\", we're talking about freedom, not price.\n\nMicrosoft's releases of Visual Studio Code are licensed under [this not-FLOSS license](https://code.visualstudio.com/license) and contain telemetry/tracking. According to [this comment](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/60#issuecomment-161792005) from a Visual Studio Code maintainer:\n\n\u003e When we [Microsoft] build Visual Studio Code, we do exactly this. We clone the vscode repository, we lay down a customized product.json that has Microsoft specific functionality (telemetry, gallery, logo, etc.), and then produce a build that we release under our license.\n\u003e\n\u003e When you clone and build from the vscode repo, none of these endpoints are configured in the default product.json. Therefore, you generate a \"clean\" build, without the Microsoft customizations, which is by default licensed under the MIT license\n\nThis repo exists so that you don't have to download+build from source. The build scripts in this repo clone Microsoft's vscode repo, run the build commands, and upload the resulting binaries to [GitHub releases](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases). __These binaries are licensed under the MIT license. Telemetry is disabled.__\n\nIf you want to build from source yourself, head over to [Microsoft's vscode repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode) and follow their [instructions](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#build-and-run). This repo exists to make it easier to get the latest version of MIT-licensed Visual Studio Code.\n\nMicrosoft's build process (which we are running to build the binaries) does download additional files. Those packages downloaded during build are:\n\n- Pre-built extensions from the GitHub:\n  - [ms-vscode.js-debug-companion](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-js-debug-companion)\n  - [ms-vscode.js-debug](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-js-debug)\n  - [ms-vscode.vscode-js-profile-table](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-js-profile-visualizer)\n- From [Electron releases](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases) (using [gulp-atom-electron](https://github.com/joaomoreno/gulp-atom-electron))\n  - electron\n  - ffmpeg\n\n## \u003ca id=\"more-info\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eMore Info\n\n### Documentation\n\nFor more information on getting all the telemetry disabled, tips for migrating from Visual Studio Code to VSCodium and more, have a look at [the Docs page](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index.md) page.\n\n### Troubleshooting\n\nIf you have any issue, please check [the Troubleshooting page](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/troubleshooting.md) or the existing issues.\n\n### Extensions and the Marketplace\n\nAccording to the Visual Studio Marketplace [Terms of Use](https://aka.ms/vsmarketplace-ToU), _you may only install and use Marketplace Offerings with Visual Studio Products and Services._ For this reason, VSCodium uses [open-vsx.org](https://open-vsx.org/), an open source registry for Visual Studio Code extensions. See the [Extensions + Marketplace](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/index.md#extensions-marketplace) section on the Docs page for more details.\n\nPlease note that some Visual Studio Code extensions have licenses that restrict their use to the official Visual Studio Code builds and therefore do not work with VSCodium. See [this note](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extensions.md#proprietary-debugging-tools) on the Docs page for what's been found so far and possible workarounds.\n\n### How are the VSCodium binaries built?\n\nIf you would like to see the commands we run to build `vscode` into VSCodium binaries, have a look at the workflow files in `.github/workflows` for Windows, GNU/Linux and macOS. These build files call all the other scripts in the repo. If you find something that doesn't make sense, feel free to ask about it [on Gitter](https://gitter.im/VSCodium/Lobby).\n\nThe builds are run every day, but exit early if there isn't a new release from Microsoft.\n\n## \u003ca id=\"supported-platforms\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eSupported Platforms\n\nThe minimal version is limited by the core component Electron, you may want to check its [platform prerequisites](https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/development/build-instructions-gn#platform-prerequisites).\n\n- [x] macOS (`zip`, `dmg`) macOS 10.15 or newer x64\n- [x] macOS (`zip`, `dmg`) macOS 11.0 or newer arm64\n- [x] GNU/Linux x64 (`deb`, `rpm`, `AppImage`, `snap`, `tar.gz`)\n- [x] GNU/Linux arm64 (`deb`, `rpm`, `snap`, `tar.gz`)\n- [x] GNU/Linux armhf (`deb`, `rpm`, `tar.gz`)\n- [x] GNU/Linux riscv64 (`tar.gz`)\n- [x] GNU/Linux loong64 (`tar.gz`)\n- [x] GNU/Linux ppc64le (`tar.gz`)\n- [x] Windows 10 / Server 2012 R2 or newer x64\n- [x] Windows 10 / Server 2012 R2 or newer arm64\n\n## \u003ca id=\"thanks\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eSpecial thanks\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/jaredreich\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@jaredreich\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003efor the logo\u003c/td\u003e\n  \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/PalinuroSec\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@PalinuroSec\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003efor CDN and domain name\u003c/td\u003e\n  \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.macstadium.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://images.prismic.io/macstadium/66fbce64-707e-41f3-b547-241908884716_MacStadium_Logo.png?w=128\u0026q=75\" width=\"128\" height=\"49\" alt=\"MacStadium logo\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003efor providing a Mac mini M1\u003c/td\u003e\n  \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/daiyam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@daiyam\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003efor macOS certificate\u003c/td\u003e\n  \u003c/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://signpath.org/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34448643\" height=\"30\" alt=\"SignPath logo\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd\u003efree code signing on Windows provided by \u003ca href=\"https://signpath.io/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSignPath.io\u003c/a\u003e, certificate by \u003ca href=\"https://signpath.org/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSignPath Foundation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n  \u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n## \u003ca id=\"license\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eLicense\n\n[MIT](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/LICENSE)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fvscodium%2Fvscodium","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fvscodium%2Fvscodium","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fvscodium%2Fvscodium/lists"}