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'''[[wikipedia:Visual Studio Code|Visual Studio Code]]''' is ~~an integrated development environment~~ developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS and web browsers.

'''[[wikipedia:Visual Studio Code|Visual Studio Code]]''' is a cross platform text and code editor developed by [[Microsoft]] for [[Windows]], Linux, macOS and web browsers.

==Consumer impact summary==

~~====Freedom====~~

~~The Source Code is available on GitHub under the MIT License.~~

However, the binaries published by Microsoft are ~~proprietary~~ under the "Microsoft Software License" and ships with closed-source modifications.

===Freedom===

The source code is available on GitHub under the MIT License. However, the binaries published by Microsoft are licensed under the proprietary "Microsoft Software License" and ships with closed-source modifications, similar to how [[Google]] ships [[Chromium]], their open source browser and [[Chrome]], their flagship, proprietary browser built on top of Chromium but with various closed source modifications.

~~Alternate~~ fully open source forks ~~exists like~~ [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium].

Alternative, fully open source forks exist, such as [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium].

===Market Control===

Visual Studio Code (Also known as VS Code) is widely used upon, with over 50 million developers using it as of May 15th, 2025.<ref>https://developer.microsoft.com/blog/celebrating-50-million-developers-the-journey-of-visual-studio-and-visual-studio-code ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251221194419/https://developer.microsoft.com/blog/celebrating-50-million-developers-the-journey-of-visual-studio-and-visual-studio-code Archived])</ref> Due to the software being open source, users may switch to other forks such as [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium] if they are not happy with Visual Studio Code's features.

==Incidents==

===Telemetry enabled by default===

Microsoft's proprietary build sends telemetry data by default<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telemetry |url=https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry |url-status=live |website=VS Code Documentation}}</ref> which goes under [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement Microsoft's Privacy Statement]. It has to be disabled manually by setting <code>telemetry.telemetryLevel</code> to <code>off</code> in the user settings.

Microsoft's proprietary build sends telemetry data by default<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telemetry |url=https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219092557/https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry |archive-date=19 Dec 2025 |website=VS Code Documentation}}</ref> which goes under [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement Microsoft's Privacy Statement]. It has to be disabled manually by setting <code>telemetry.telemetryLevel</code> to <code>off</code> in the user settings.

===Blocking extensions for third-party forks===

...

In April 2025, Microsoft pushed an update to the "C/C++" extension for Visual Studio Code (an extension that adds functionality such as better syntax highlighting) that introduced functionality that would intentionally disable the extension if it detected that it was running inside of a third-party fork of the editor,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Claburn |first=Thomas |date=2025-04-24 |title=Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/24/microsoft_vs_code_subtracts_cc_extension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218105824/https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/24/microsoft_vs_code_subtracts_cc_extension/ |archive-date=18 Feb 2026|work=The Register}}</ref> displaying an error message that says:

<span lang="en" dir="ltr">"The C/C++ extension may be used only with Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual Studio for Mac, Visual Studio Code, Azure DevOps, Team Foundation Server, and successor Microsoft products and services to develop and test your applications."</span><ref>{{Cite web |title=VSCodium issues |url=https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/2300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405162831/https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/2300 |archive-date=5 Apr 2025 |website="Microsoft C/C++ Extension appears to no longer support unofficial forks of VS Code"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cursor issues |url=https://github.com/cursor/cursor/issues/2976 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625115317/https://github.com/cursor/cursor/issues/2976 |archive-date=25 Jun 2025 |website="Has the VSCode C/C++ Extension been blocked?"}}</ref>

==See also==

*~~[[Microsoft]]~~

*

*[[Microsoft's anticompetitive practices]]

==References==

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 |Category=Software
 |Website=https://code.visualstudio.com
-|Logo=Visual-studio-code.png}}
+|Logo=Visual Studio Code logo.svg}}
-'''[[wikipedia:Visual Studio Code|Visual Studio Code]]''' is an integrated development environment developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS and web browsers.
+'''[[wikipedia:Visual Studio Code|Visual Studio Code]]''' is a cross platform text and code editor developed by [[Microsoft]] for [[Windows]], Linux, macOS and web browsers.
 ==Consumer impact summary==
 {{Ph-C-CIS}}
-====Freedom====
-The Source Code is available on GitHub under the MIT License.
-However, the binaries published by Microsoft are proprietary under the "Microsoft Software License" and ships with closed-source modifications.
+===Freedom===
+The source code is available on GitHub under the MIT License. However, the binaries published by Microsoft are licensed under the proprietary "Microsoft Software License" and ships with closed-source modifications, similar to how [[Google]] ships [[Chromium]], their open source browser and [[Chrome]], their flagship, proprietary browser built on top of Chromium but with various closed source modifications.
-Alternate fully open source forks exists like [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium].
+Alternative, fully open source forks exist, such as [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium].
+===Market Control===
+Visual Studio Code (Also known as VS Code) is widely used upon, with over 50 million developers using it as of May 15th, 2025.<ref>https://developer.microsoft.com/blog/celebrating-50-million-developers-the-journey-of-visual-studio-and-visual-studio-code ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251221194419/https://developer.microsoft.com/blog/celebrating-50-million-developers-the-journey-of-visual-studio-and-visual-studio-code Archived])</ref> Due to the software being open source, users may switch to other forks such as [https://vscodium.com/ VS Codium] if they are not happy with Visual Studio Code's features.
 ==Incidents==
 ===Telemetry enabled by default===
-Microsoft's proprietary build sends telemetry data by default<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telemetry |url=https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry |url-status=live |website=VS Code Documentation}}</ref> which goes under [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement Microsoft's Privacy Statement]. It has to be disabled manually by setting <code>telemetry.telemetryLevel</code> to <code>off</code> in the user settings.
+Microsoft's proprietary build sends telemetry data by default<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telemetry |url=https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219092557/https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/telemetry |archive-date=19 Dec 2025 |website=VS Code Documentation}}</ref> which goes under [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement Microsoft's Privacy Statement]. It has to be disabled manually by setting <code>telemetry.telemetryLevel</code> to <code>off</code> in the user settings.
 ===Blocking extensions for third-party forks===
-...
+In April 2025, Microsoft pushed an update to the "C/C++" extension for Visual Studio Code (an extension that adds functionality such as better syntax highlighting) that introduced functionality that would intentionally disable the extension if it detected that it was running inside of a third-party fork of the editor,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Claburn |first=Thomas |date=2025-04-24 |title=Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/24/microsoft_vs_code_subtracts_cc_extension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218105824/https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/24/microsoft_vs_code_subtracts_cc_extension/ |archive-date=18 Feb 2026|work=The Register}}</ref> displaying an error message that says:
+<span lang="en" dir="ltr">"The C/C++ extension may be used only with Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual Studio for Mac, Visual Studio Code, Azure DevOps, Team Foundation Server, and successor Microsoft products and services to develop and test your applications."</span><ref>{{Cite web |title=VSCodium issues |url=https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/2300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405162831/https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/2300 |archive-date=5 Apr 2025 |website="Microsoft C/C++ Extension appears to no longer support unofficial forks of VS Code"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cursor issues |url=https://github.com/cursor/cursor/issues/2976 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625115317/https://github.com/cursor/cursor/issues/2976 |archive-date=25 Jun 2025 |website="Has the VSCode C/C++ Extension been blocked?"}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[Microsoft]]
+*
-*[[Microsoft's anticompetitive practices]]
 ==References==
 <references />
 [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]