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vscodium vs haskell-language-server
vscodium has 33,512 GitHub stars, 1,877 forks, 146 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. haskell-language-server has 2,959 stars, 458 forks, 567 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. vscodium leads on adoption by 1,033% (33,512 vs 2,959 stars). vscodium is written in Shell under MIT; haskell-language-server is written in Haskell under Apache-2.0. vscodium has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, haskell-language-server 15%. vscodium was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ide), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| vscodium | haskell-language-server | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Shell | Haskell |
| Last push | 2026-10-03 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 458 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick vscodium if
- You weight community size — 34K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick haskell-language-server if
- You want the haskell-language-server feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Haskell
- You evaluated both and haskell-language-server fits your workflow better
About vscodium
VSCodium is a repository of scripts that automatically build Microsoft's vscode repository into freely licensed binaries with a community driven default configuration, made for developers who want the Visual Studio Code editing experience without Microsoft branding, telemetry, or licensing encumbrance.
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About haskell-language-server
haskell language server is the official Haskell language server, an LSP implementation that gives any editor with an LSP client full IDE support for Haskell projects.
read the full haskell-language-server overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is vscodium or haskell-language-server more popular?
vscodium has 33,512 GitHub stars and haskell-language-server has 2,959. vscodium has the larger community by that measure.
Are vscodium and haskell-language-server free?
Both are open source. vscodium is licensed under MIT and haskell-language-server under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between vscodium and haskell-language-server?
vscodium is written in Shell and haskell-language-server in Haskell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, vscodium or haskell-language-server?
Choose vscodium if you want the larger community (33,512 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose haskell-language-server if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.