TextPad
5.9#80 in text editorsWindows
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Visual Studio Code
8.2#3 in text editorsFree planFree planWebLinuxmacOSWindows
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| Fact | TextPad | Visual Studio Code |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | The Chinese product page states that TextPad displays no advertisements and does not share usage statistics or data. | VS Code collects telemetry, which users can disable with the telemetry.telemetryLevel setting; extensions may collect separate telemetry. |
| Product | TextPad is a general-purpose plain-text editor intended for everyday editing, web editing, and programming. | Visual Studio Code is a code editor with AI assisted development features. |
| Supported platforms | Windows | web,windows,macos,linux |
TextPad plans
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Visual Studio Code plans
- Visual Studio CodeFree
Pick TextPad if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
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.