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| Fact | Chime | Visual Studio Code |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | The site credits Matt and Tania as the makers. | Microsoft Corporation is the company named in the product license; Microsoft lists its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, and says it was founded in 1975. |
| Privacy | The maker says the app never captures or transmits source code off the user's machine. | VS Code collects telemetry, which users can disable with the telemetry.telemetryLevel setting; extensions may collect separate telemetry. |
| Product | Chime is an open source editor for macOS. | Visual Studio Code is a code editor with AI assisted development features. |
Chime plans
- ChimeFree
Visual Studio Code plans
- Visual Studio CodeFree
Pick Chime if…
Chime suits macOS developers looking for an open source editor with language-server support, refactoring tools, and project extensions.
Pick Visual Studio Code if…
VS Code suits developers who want a free editor for desktop or browser coding, with built-in tools and a large extension library. It also fits users who want to combine AI agent workflows with direct coding, provided they have a GitHub account to start building with agents.