VSCodium 1.126.04524 has dropped, bringing the telemetry-free VS Code fork in line with Microsoft's latest 1.126.0 stable release. Maintainers daiyam and @lex-ibm shipped critical patch updates, migrated CI to a macos-14 runner, and fixed version normalization across the update pipeline. The release also strengthens niche architecture support with GCC 10.5.0 for ppc64le, an Electron upgrade for loong64, and a routine js-yaml dependency bump. You can update immediately via Homebrew, Winget, Flatpak, or the official repositories, keeping in mind that VS Code settings migrate to the new ~/.config/VSCodium/User/ directory.

VSCodium 1.126.04524 Released, Tracking Upstream VS Code 1.126.0

The telemetry-free fork of Visual Studio Code has caught up to upstream VS Code 1.126.0. VSCodium 1.126.04524 is live, and you can grab the binaries right now.

If you're keeping score, this is the latest stable sync with Microsoft's release. The commit log shows daiyam and @lex-ibm handling the bulk of the work. daiyam pushed the core patch updates, shifted the CI pipeline to a macos-14 runner, and fixed version normalization so the update mechanism relies on version numbers rather than commit IDs.

lex-ibm focused on the non-x86 architectures. That includes bumping GCC to 10.5.0 for ppc64le builds and fixing how VSCODE_SKIP_SETUPENV behaves on IBM Power. There's also an Electron update for loong64 support. Dependabot bumped js-yaml to 4.3.0 as well.

What changed since 1.125?

The update covers the standard patch surface for VS Code 1.126, but VSCodium adds its own layer of modifications. You get the same editor features as the Microsoft build, stripped of telemetry endpoints and proprietary branding. Extensions default to OpenVSX, though you can reconfigure the marketplace if you need to.

On top of that, the build pipeline improvements mean faster and more consistent releases for Apple Silicon, Power, and Loongson. If you rely on loong64 for enterprise deployments, the Electron update is likely the most relevant change here.

I've been watching the VSCodium build pipeline for years, and the consistency across these secondary architectures is what makes the project viable. Not every FOSS fork manages to ship binaries for ppc64le and loong64 alongside x86_64 without friction. This release keeps that promise.

You can update via your preferred package manager. brew install --cask vscodium works on macOS, winget install vscodium on Windows, or use the snap, flatpak, or official repo on Linux.

Keep in mind that if you're migrating settings from VS Code, the config directory changes. Your settings live in ~/.config/VSCodium/User/ now, not ~/.config/Code/User/.

Head here to check the full changelog and grab the direct download links.