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<img src="./src/resources/linux/code.png" alt="VSCodium Logo" width="200"/>
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<h1>VSCodium</h1>
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<h3>Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode</h3>
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<div id="badges" align="center">
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[](https://github.com/vscodium/vscodium/releases)
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[](https://dev.azure.com/vscodium/VSCodium/_build?definitionId=1)
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[](https://travis-ci.com/VSCodium/vscodium)
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[](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/LICENSE)
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[](https://gitter.im/VSCodium/Lobby)
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</div>
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**This is not a fork. This is a repository of scripts to automatically build Microsoft's `vscode` repository into freely-licensed binaries with a community-driven default configuration.**
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## Table of Contents
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- [Download/Install](#download-install)
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- [Install with Brew](#install-with-brew)
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- [Install with Chocolatey](#install-with-choco)
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- [Install with Scoop](#install-with-scoop)
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- [Install with Package Manager](#install-with-package-manager)
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- [Install on Arch Linux](#install-on-arch-linux)
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- [Flatpak Option](#flatpak)
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- [Why Does This Exist](#why)
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- [More Info](#more-info)
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- [Supported OS](#supported-os)
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## <a id="download-install"></a>Download/Install
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:tada: :tada: [Download latest release here](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases) :tada: :tada:
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[More info / helpful tips are here.](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md)
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#### <a id="install-with-brew"></a>Install with Brew (Mac)
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If you are on a Mac and have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) installed:
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```bash
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brew cask install vscodium
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```
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_Note for Mac OS X Mojave users: if you see "App can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software" when opening VSCodium the first time, you can right-click the application and choose Open. This should only be required the first time opening on Mojave._
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#### <a id="install-with-choco"></a>Install with Chocolatey (Windows)
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If you use Windows and have [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) installed (thanks to [@Thilas](https://github.com/Thilas)):
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```bash
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choco install vscodium
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```
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#### <a id="install-with-scoop"></a>Install with Scoop (Windows)
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If you use Windows and have [Scoop](https://scoop.sh) installed:
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```bash
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scoop bucket add extras
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scoop install vscodium
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```
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#### <a id="install-with-package-manager"></a>Install with Package Manager (Linux)
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You can always install using the downloads (deb, rpm, tar) on the [releases page](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases), but you can also install using your favorite package manager and get automatic updates. [@paulcarroty](https://github.com/paulcarroty) has set up a repository with instructions [here](https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo). Any issues installing VSCodium using your package manager should be directed to that repository's issue tracker.
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#### <a id="install-on-arch-linux"></a>Install on Arch Linux
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VSCodium is available in [AUR](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository) as package [vscodium-bin](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vscodium-bin/), maintained by [@plague-doctor](https://github.com/plague-doctor).
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#### <a id="flatpak"></a>Flatpak Option (Linux)
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VSCodium is not available as a Flatpak app, but [@amtlib-dot-dll](https://github.com/amtlib-dot-dll) has done significant work to package up the open source build of Visual Studio Code without telemetry, very similarly to VSCodium. That package is available [here](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.visualstudio.code.oss) and the build repo is [here](https://github.com/flathub/com.visualstudio.code.oss).
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## <a id="why"></a>Why Does This Exist
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This repository contains build files to generate free release binaries of Microsoft's VSCode. When we speak of "free software", we're talking about freedom, not price.
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Microsoft's downloads 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:
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> 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.
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>
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> 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
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This 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.__
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If 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 VSCode.
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Microsoft's build process (which we are running to build the binaries) does download additional files. This was brought up in [Microsoft/vscode#49159](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/49159) and [Microsoft/vscode#45978](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/45978). These are the packages downloaded during build:
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- Extensions from the Microsoft Marketplace:
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- ms-vscode.node-debug2
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- ms-vscode.node-debug
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- From [Electron releases](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases) (using [gulp-atom-electron](https://github.com/joaomoreno/gulp-atom-electron))
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- electron
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- ffmpeg
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## <a id="more-info"></a>More Info
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### Documentation
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For more information on getting all the telemetry disabled and tips for migrating from Visual Studio Code to VSCodium, have a look at this [Docs](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/DOCS.md) page.
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### Extension Licensing
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Please 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.md#proprietary-debugging-tools) on the Docs page for what's been found so far and possible workarounds.
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### How are the VSCodium binaries built?
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If you would like to see the commands we run to build `vscode` into VSCodium binaries, have a look at the [`.travis.yml` file](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/.travis.yml) (for Linux and OS X builds) and the [`win32-build.yml` file](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/win32-build.yml) (for Windows builds). 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).
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The builds are run every day, but exit early if there isn't a new release from Microsoft. To examine the build logs, go [here for Linux / OS X](https://travis-ci.com/VSCodium/vscodium) and [here for Windows](https://dev.azure.com/vscodium/VSCodium/_build?definitionId=1)
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## <a id="supported-os"></a>Supported OS
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- [x] OS X (`zip`, `dmg`)
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- [x] Linux x64 (`deb`, `rpm`, `AppImage`, `tar.gz`)
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- [x] Linux x86 (`deb`, `rpm`, `tar.gz`)
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- [x] Windows x64
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- [x] Windows x86
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The ARM architecture is not currently supported but is being worked on.
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## <a id="donate"></a>Donate
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If you would like to support the development of VSCodium, feel free to send BTC to `3PgjE95yzBDTrSPxPiqoxSgZFuKPPAix1N`.
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## <a id="license"></a>License
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MIT
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