vscodium/docs/extensions-compatibility.md

Extensions compatibility

Table of Contents

• Incompatibility
• Replacements
  • C/C++
  • Python
  • Remote

Incompatibility

Most Microsoft extensions are limited to run on only MS products by their license and by running additional checks in their proprietary code.

Extensions incompatible with VSCodium include:

• C/C++
• LaTeX Workshop (explicitly unsupported, as indicated in the FAQ)
• Live Share
• Python
• Remote - Containers
• Remote - SSH
• Remote - SSH: Editing Configuration Files
• Remote - WSL

Replacements

The following extensions are functional replacements for incompatible extensions:

C/C++

• clangd for full featured editing (including IntelliSense)
• Native Debug for Debugging with GDB + LLDB
  Note that there are many working debugging extensions and specialized ones including for microcontrollers.

Python

• BasedPyright

Remote Development

• Open Remote - SSH (SSH server must be configured with the setting AllowTcpForwarding yes.)
• Open Remote - WSL