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vscodium vs spyder
vscodium has 33,973 GitHub stars, 1,920 forks, 146 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. spyder has 9,390 stars, 1,825 forks, 1,353 open issues and last shipped yesterday. vscodium leads on adoption by 262% (33,973 vs 9,390 stars). vscodium is written in Shell under MIT; spyder is written in Python under MIT. vscodium has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, spyder 19%. spyder 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 | spyder | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 34K | ★ 9.4K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Shell | Python |
| Last push | 2026-10-31 | 2026-11-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 1.8K |
| 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 spyder if
- You want the spyder feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and spyder fits your workflow better
About vscodium
VSCodium Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of Visual Studio Code This is not a fork. This is a repository of scripts to automatically build Microsoft's vscode repository into freely licensed binaries with a community driven default configuration. Table of Contents Download/Install Install with Brew Install with Windows Package Manager (WinGet) Install with Chocolatey Install with Scoop Install with snap Install with Package Manager Install on Arch Linux Flatpak Option Build Why Does This Exist More Info Supported Platforms Previously Supported Platforms Download/Install :tada: :tada: Download latest…
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About spyder
Copyright © 2009– Spyder Project Contributors and others (see AUTHORS.txt) Some source files and icons may be under other authorship/licenses; see NOTICE.txt. Project status Build status Try Spyder online :point left: Click on this link to run the latest Spyder version in your browser. :point left: Click on this link to check the next Spyder 6 version.
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Frequently asked questions
Is vscodium or spyder more popular?
vscodium has 33,973 GitHub stars and spyder has 9,390. vscodium has the larger community by that measure.
Are vscodium and spyder free?
Both are open source. vscodium is licensed under MIT and spyder under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between vscodium and spyder?
vscodium is written in Shell and spyder in Python. 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 spyder?
Choose vscodium if you want the larger community (33,973 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose spyder if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.