MacVim vs Visual Studio Code : Which is Better?

MacVim icon

MacVim

Vim text editor for Mac OS X. Developed by Björn Winckler

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS. Developed by Microsoft

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell

MacVim VS Visual Studio Code Feature comparision

Feature MacVim Visual Studio Code
Lightweight
Code formatting
Tabbed interface
Custom Language Definitions
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Built-in Terminal
Autocompletion
Customizable
Support for Themes
Community based
Syntax Highlighting
Command line interface
Automatic Indentation
Search and replace
Terminal-based
Cross-platform
Editable text color schemes
Native application
Built-in themes
Macros
Multi-project management
Plugins
Asynchronous
Configurable
FLOSS
No Tracking
Privacy-friendly
C# Scripting
Dark theme
GIT support
MarkDown support
Mercurial support
Multiple cursors
Bugs
C++ support
C support
Code completion
Code navigation
Color coding of code
Electron based
Embedded debugger
Extensions
Git integration
Graphical interface
Intellisense
Support for Javascript
Minimap
Night mode/Dark Theme
PHP IDE
Remote Debugging
Ruby support
Run Android Apps on Desktop
Source code debugging
Support for NodeJS
Supports loads of file formats
Supports Python
Version and Source control
Package Control
Python
Developer Tools
Live Preview
Integrated FTP client
Better syntax highlighting support
Debian package compatible
FOSS
Java IDE
Beauty and fluid interface
Spell checking
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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