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Overview
Void is an open-source AI code editor built as an alternative to proprietary AI-first development environments. It is designed around giving developers an editor where AI assistance is integrated directly into coding workflows while the surrounding application remains inspectable and community-driven.
The project builds on the familiar code-editor experience and adds AI-oriented capabilities for working with source code, project context, and model-assisted changes. Its open-source approach gives users more freedom to understand the implementation, modify the product, and choose how model access and development workflows are configured.
Void is aimed at developers who like AI-native editors but want greater control over the client they use. It is relevant for code generation, editing, repository exploration, and conversational programming, while also serving as a foundation for contributors interested in building or extending an open alternative in the AI coding-editor space.
README
Void is now deprecated.
Void is deprecated and no longer accepting contributions. Thank you to everyone who contributed, both with lines of code and support from the community. Void remains open source and is still one of the best references to use when forking VS Code.
Download
To view a list of newer Void forks, see Void Forks.
To download an old version of Void, see Releases.
Forking VS Code
If you're forking VS Code, you might still want to reference Void's logic, and see our Codebase Guide and How to Contribute.
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We mount React + Tailwind. This is not possible in plain VS Code, and required extending the build pipeline to compile React and scope Tailwind ourselves.
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You can copy our GitHub Actions to package, sign, and auto-update Void. VS Code's build pipeline is private, so this is normally very hard.
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Our AI provider code is built from scratch, allowing us to support autocomplete (FIM) and other custom responses. We expose grammars for common
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Use our custom services to edit files. EditCodeService lets you show diffs as code streams in, even token by token. VoidModelService lets you edit files in the background and syncs OS files with your text buffers.
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Everything we've done is 100% open source. See repos for a complete picture of all the repos that make up Void.
Welcome to Void.
Use AI agents on your codebase, checkpoint and visualize changes, and bring any model or host locally. Void sends messages directly to providers without retaining your data.
This repo contains the full sourcecode for Void's Desktop app. If you're new, welcome!
Reference
Void is a fork of the vscode repository. For a guide to our codebase, see VOID_CODEBASE_GUIDE.
For a guide on how to develop your own version of Void, see HOW_TO_CONTRIBUTE and void-builder.
Support
You can always reach us in our Discord server or contact us via email at hello@voideditor.com.
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