What does VSCodium replace?

VSCodium is a free alternative to IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate ($719/yr).

Is VSCodium open source?

Yes. VSCodium is licensed under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Yes (AUR: vscodium; Flathub: com.vscodium.codium). Install with: yay -S vscodium or flatpak install flathub com.vscodium.codium.

There's nothing to host: VSCodium is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

A free, open-source alternative to IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate. Switching saves $719/yr at list price.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · How we check

Desktop app

Open source · MIT Linux Arch/AUR

VSCodium/vscodium33.7k★last push Oct 14, 2026checked Oct 17, 2026

Install

$ yay -S vscodium

$ flatpak install flathub com.vscodium.codium

What does VSCodium replace?: VSCodium is a free alternative to IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate ($719/yr).
Is VSCodium open source?: Yes. VSCodium is licensed under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.
Does VSCodium run on Linux?: Yes (AUR: vscodium; Flathub: com.vscodium.codium). Install with: yay -S vscodium or flatpak install flathub com.vscodium.codium.
Can you self-host VSCodium?: There's nothing to host: VSCodium is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.