{"repo":"Sidenai/sidex","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/Sidenai/sidex","clone":"git clone https://github.com/Sidenai/sidex.git","description":"VS Code rebuilt on Tauri. Same architecture, 96% smaller. Early release.","language":"TypeScript","stars":2692,"topics":["code-editor","electron-alternative","ide","monaco-editor","open-source","rust","tauri","typescript","vscode","open-source-project"],"license":"MIT","category":"dev-tools","readme_excerpt":"SideX VSCode's workbench, without Electron. Why · What's Working · Getting Started · How It's Built · Contributing · Discord --- SideX is a port of Visual Studio Code that replaces Electron with Tauri — a Rust backend and OS's native webview. The same TypeScript workbench, the same editor, terminal, and Git integration, running without a bundled browser. Early release. Core editing and the terminal are solid. The extension host and debugger are still in progress. See What's Working for the full picture. --- Why VSCode's memory usage is almost entirely from its bundled Chromium, not the editor itself. Tauri replaces that with the webview already on your system — WKWebView on macOS, WebView2 on Windows — shared across apps and costing almost nothing extra. RAM savings are most tested on macOS, WKWebView is shared with Safari. On Windows the picture is more nuanced — WebView2 memory can look higher depending on how it's measured, and it's an active area in the Tauri ecosystem. The target is under 200 MB at idle on macOS. We'll publish real benchmarks once the app is stable enough for them to be meaningful. --- What's Working Solid: - Monaco editor with syntax highlighting and basic IntelliSense - File explorer — open folders, create, rename, delete - Integrated terminal — full PTY via Rust, shell detection, resize, signals - Git — status, diff, log, stage, commit, branch, push/pull/fetch, stash, reset - Themes — multiple built-in themes from the VSCode catalogue - Native OS menu","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/Sidenai","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/Sidenai/sidex/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}