Mac Os Sonoma fitting version of vs codium

[miimiiaa]

So I am a newbie with VS Codium and I have a new laptop.
It is a macbook so it runs on sonoma 14.1 at the moment. I just installed VSCodium.x64.1.85.1.23348 without being sure if I am downloading the right version. Now that I opened the program, it told me to download a newer version and if I go on that link it brings me to visual studio code. But as far as I know this is the official version that is not fully open source and so on.
All the information I could find did not perfectly fit to my problem/question...
I just try to make sure, that I use the right version.

So my question is: Which version is the best to work with on my computer? should I download the vs code (VSCode-darwin-universal) from the link or should I keep the version I already have or should I download VSCodium.arm64.1.85.1.23348?

Thank you in regards for any help!!!

[aaronthefullstackengineer]

Hi! Here’s some guidance for using VSCodium on your MacBook (Sonoma 14.1).

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1. Choosing the Right Version

VSCodium releases two main Mac builds:

• x64 build: For Intel-based Macs.
• arm64 build: For Apple Silicon (M1/M2) Macs.

Since most modern MacBooks are Apple Silicon:

• If your Mac is Apple Silicon (M1/M2): Use VSCodium.arm64. This is optimized for your hardware and runs faster.
• If your Mac is Intel-based: Stick with VSCodium.x64.

You can check your Mac architecture in  -> About This Mac -> System Report -> Hardware Overview -> Processor Name.

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2. Updating VSCodium

• VSCodium will sometimes suggest updates pointing to the official VSCode website. Do not download VSCode if you want the fully open-source build.
• Instead, download the latest VSCodium release for your architecture from:
  https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases

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3. Summary Recommendations

• Keep using VSCodium, not VSCode, if you want fully open-source.
• Use VSCodium.arm64 for Apple Silicon Macs.
• Always get updates from the official VSCodium GitHub releases, not the VSCode site.
• x64 build is fine for Intel Macs, but arm64 is preferred on Apple Silicon.

This will ensure you have a fully open-source, optimized version for your MacBook.