SideX – A Tauri-based port of Visual Studio Code (github.com)

SideX is an early-release open-source project that ports Visual Studio Code’s architecture to Tauri by replacing the Electron runtime with a Rust backend and native webview, aiming for much lower size and memory use. The work includes a largely 1:1 port of the VS Code workbench (editor, terminal, file explorer, themes, and extension loading) with many features still stubbed or incomplete, especially around the extension host and debugging. The repository provides build instructions and an explicit contribution roadmap covering areas like terminal stability, extensions, editor services, and platform testing.