Question
Open VSX Registry Extension Availability Gap
Cig Moss
0 reputation · 03 Sept 2022, 07:29 UTC
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Extension Discovery Limitation
VSCodium's built-in extension marketplace is configured to use the Open VSX Registry by default, which means extensions published exclusively to Microsoft's Visual Studio Marketplace are not discoverable or installable through the standard extension UI.
Primary Constraint
The product.json in VSCodium installations sets the extensionsGallery configuration to Open VSX endpoints with no supported mechanism to redirect to Microsoft's marketplace. This architectural decision aligns with the project's licensing and telemetry removal policies but creates functional limitations for users dependent on Microsoft-exclusive extensions.
Specific Questions
- Is there a documented procedure for enabling Microsoft Marketplace extensions in VSCodium without modifying product.json?
- Which popular VS Code extensions are confirmed to be permanently unavailable on Open VSX due to licensing restrictions?
- How does the version lag between VSCodium releases and upstream VS Code affect extension compatibility for newly released APIs?
