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Developer tools · #vscodium
VSCodium is built from the MIT-licensed VS Code source but strips proprietary branding and telemetry. This process modifies the internal product identifier used by the application to identify itself to extensions. Certain extensions are hard-coded to target the vscode product ID. When these extensions are installed via the Open VSX Registry, they may fail to
Extension Registry Configuration VSCodium replaces the default Microsoft Marketplace with the Open VSX registry to maintain a telemetry‑free environment. This change alters how the editor resolves extension IDs and handles updates for plugins that are not mirrored on the open‑source registry. Certain extensions published by Microsoft are licensed exclusively
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