# How to install the extension without Microsoft's Marketplace?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927>\
**Category:** VS Code\
**Created:** [August 18, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927 "2022-08-18T13:52:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![nsajko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nsajko/32/221187_2.png) [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927/1 "2022-08-18T13:52:30Z")

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Sadly, all the instructions assume willingness to use the Microsoft-built VS Code release and the Marketplace. How to use Julia in my Code editor without the Marketplace?

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**Author:** ![SteffenPL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/steffenpl/32/206270_2.png) [@SteffenPL](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SteffenPL)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927/2 "2022-08-18T14:01:09Z")

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Is it possible to install it using these files?

> **[Release v1.6.31 · julia-vscode/julia-vscode](https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode/releases/tag/v1.6.31)**
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> Julia extension for Visual Studio Code. Contribute to julia-vscode/julia-vscode development by creating an account on GitHub.

e.g. [language-julia-1.6.31.vsix](https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode/releases/download/v1.6.31/language-julia-1.6.31.vsix)

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**Author:** ![digital\_carver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/digital_carver/32/33818_2.png) [@digital\_carver](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/digital_carver)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927/3 "2022-08-18T14:03:43Z")

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Yeah, on the Extensions pane, in the ellipsis `...` menu, there’s an ‘Install from VSIX…’ option. I’ve used it successfully for other extensions before.

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**Author:** ![benz0li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/benz0li/32/37040_2.png) [@benz0li](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/benz0li)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927/4 "2022-08-18T14:05:09Z")

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There is [GitHub - VSCodium/vscodium: binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium) which uses [https://open-vsx.org](https://open-vsx.org)

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**Author:** ![digital\_carver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/digital_carver/32/33818_2.png) [@digital\_carver](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/digital_carver)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927/5 "2022-08-18T14:07:45Z")

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Ah, I was wondering where my VS Codium was fetching extensions from, its search bar also just says “Search Extensions in Marketplace” so I wasn’t sure. @nsajko I’m curious what your setup is, do you use some other custom VS Code binary other than VS Codium?

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**Author:** ![nsajko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nsajko/32/221187_2.png) [@nsajko](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nsajko)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-install-the-extension-without-microsofts-marketplace/85927/6 "2022-08-18T14:37:53Z")

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I use Code OSS as packaged by Archlinux. In fact, it already had the OpenVSX-thingie marketplace, it’s just that I never used Code before 😅