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Eclipse Foundation offers enterprise-grade open source alternative to Microsoft’s VS Code Marketplace
The Eclipse Foundation has launched the Open VSX Managed Registry, presenting a fully open-source and vendor-neutral alternative to Microsoft's official VS Code Marketplace. This initiative gives enterprises and developers a reliable, non-proprietary platform for managing and distributing VS Code extensions.
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This is a fantastic move for the open-source ecosystem. A truly vendor-neutral marketplace for the world's most popular editor could prevent lock-in and foster a more open community around developer tooling.
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Eclipse Foundation offers enterprise-grade open source alternative to Microsoft’s VS Code Marketplace" from The New Stack (https://thenewstack.io/open-vsx-managed-registry/) [Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000]