7 alternatives to vscode
microsoft/vscode — Visual Studio Code (194,380 stars, MIT, ui, ai, analytics).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 3,000 licence-cleared components from microsoft/vscode itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kotlin/kotlin-lsp | 6.1 | Apache-2.0 | 3,529 |
| 2 | vscodium/vscodium | 4.5 | MIT | 33,748 |
| 3 | toeverything/affine | 7.4 | MIT | 73,768 |
| 4 | xdebug/vscode-php-debug | 6.4 | MIT | 835 |
| 5 | matt1398/claude-devtools | 6.7 | MIT | 3,992 |
| 6 | deepmyst/mysti | 6.1 | Apache-2.0 | 1,145 |
| 7 | coryszatkowski/clawdeck | 5.8 | MIT | 37 |
The alternatives in detail
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Kotlin Language Server and plugin for Visual Studio Codescore 6.1/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 3,529 stars · 354 components · search them
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binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
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There can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use.score 7.4/10 · MIT permissive · 73,768 stars · 3,000 components · search them
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PHP Debug Adapter for Visual Studio Code 🐞⛔score 6.4/10 · MIT permissive · 835 stars · 17 components · search them
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The missing DevTools for Claude Code — inspect session logs, tool calls, token usage, subagents, and context window in a visual UI. Free, open source.score 6.7/10 · MIT permissive · 3,992 stars · 327 components · search them
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AI coding dream team of agents for VS Code. Claude Code + openai Codex collaborate in brainstorm mode, debate solutions, and synthesize the best approach for your code.score 6.1/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 1,145 stars · 287 components · search them
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Stream Deck controller for Claude Code — visual status, window tiling, and quick actionsscore 5.8/10 · MIT permissive · 37 stars · 6 components · search them
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