Best alternatives to Open in VSCode (2026)
6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Open in VSCode, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Open in VSCode alternatives, compared
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OpenCode Browser
Lets an OpenCode agent drive this browser through the @vymalo/opencode-browser plugin's localhost bridge.
≈9K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to Open in VSCode
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
- 2
OpenCode
Integrate OpenCode AI agent into your browser
≈1K users2.9★ from 7 ratings7 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Open in VSCode
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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VS Code Web
An extension to open a GitHub repo in VS Code Web
≈5K users4.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Open in VSCode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Open GitHub in IDE
Open GitHub files links in your IDE
≈1K users4.2★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Open in VSCode
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Github to vscode
Quickly open github repos with vscode.dev or clone a repo directly to vscode.
≈1K users3.7★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Open in VSCode
- Updated less recently
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Open in Colab
Open a Github-hosted notebook in Google Colab
≈100K users3.7★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago1 permissions- About 10× more users than Open in VSCode
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
Open in VSCode alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Open in VSCode?
By users, the most popular alternative is Open in Colab with ≈100K users and a 3.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is OpenCode Browser.
Is there a Open in VSCode alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
VS Code Web asks for 1 permissions, against 4 for Open in VSCode.
How many alternatives to Open in VSCode are there?
We list 6 close alternatives to Open in VSCode on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.