Project overview
SideX ports the VS Code workbench architecture from Electron to Tauri while retaining Monaco editing, file management, an integrated terminal, Git workflows, themes, search, and Open VSX extension installation. A Rust backend handles filesystem access, PTY sessions, Git, indexing, and process management, while the TypeScript workbench runs in the system webview. The project is still an early release: pieces such as the extension host remain in progress, and its memory-saving claims are tested most clearly on macOS, so it is not yet a drop-in replacement for a mature IDE.
Repository facts
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Repository updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Default branch
- main
Resource types
Desktop app
Use cases
Software development
Operating systems
LinuxmacOSWindows
Runtime
Desktop
Audience
Developers