1. gemini-cli
108,586 stars+1,108 this week
Gemini CLI (gemini) is an open-source terminal agent maintained for enterprise Gemini Code Assist workflows on Google Cloud.
vscode alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like microsoft/vscode
vscode has 194,305 stars, gained 213 in 7 days and was last pushed Oct 26, 2026; the top pick, gemini-cli, has 108,586 stars and gained 1,108 in 7 days.
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How they compare
Flowy lists 1,115 other Development plugins like vscode, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.
| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vscodeThis page | 194,305 | +213 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 26 skills, 1 MCP server |
| 1gemini-cli | 108,586 | +1,108 | Oct 28, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 3 skills |
| 2archestra | 4,411 | +31 | Oct 27, 2026 | not available | 3 skills |
| 3penguin-harness | 2,955 | +139 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 35 skills |
| 4n8n-as-code | 1,628 | +7 | Oct 22, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 5mcp-nixos | 864 | +3 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 3 agents, 2 commands, 1 MCP server |
| 6tessera | 315 | -1 | Oct 26, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 1 skill |
| 7initializ-forge | 243 | -5 | Oct 15, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill |
| 8gsd-pro | 84 | 0 | Mar 15, 2026 | MIT | 15 agents, 38 commands, 3 hooks |
| 9understand-anything | 88,443 | +1,246 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 9 skills, 10 agents |
| 10omniroute | 81,187 | +2,795 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 46 skills |
| 11cline | 70,848 | +309 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 2 commands |
| 12metabase | 49,843 | +153 | Oct 26, 2026 | not available | 30 skills, 11 agents, 23 commands |
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Questions about vscode alternatives
What is the best alternative to vscode?
gemini-cli is the first of 12 alternatives to vscode by shared technologies: it has 108,586 stars (behind vscode) and gained 1,108 stars this week.
Which vscode alternative has the most skills?
omniroute has the most, with 46 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. vscode has 26.
Is vscode free?
Yes. vscode is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.