Open Source Codeanywhere AlternativesIDEs & Code Editors like Codeanywhere

The best open source alternative to Codeanywhere is IntelliJ IDEA. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Codeanywhere and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Codeanywhere are Ona (Previously Gitpod), Phoenix Code, Cosmic IDE and GitLab Web IDE.

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  1. IntelliJ IDEA icon
     450 likes

    IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

    68 IntelliJ IDEA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    IntelliJ IDEA vs Codeanywhere Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    2

    Free version available. Codeanywhere has moved its free tier to a 7 day free trial.

    Top Negative Comment
    jeremyd
    18

    CodeAnywhere and Cloud9 operate through a web browser. IntelliJ IDEA installs 100% locally. Development environments can be tricky to setup and/or require lots of disk space. CodeAnywhere and Cloud9 solve this problem. IntelliJ and Coda do not

    Guest
    Negative
    5

    they are literally completely different pieces of software with completely different use cases

    3 of 6 comments
    • IntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open SourceCodeanywhere is Freemium and Proprietary
    • IntelliJ IDEA is Privacy focusedCodeanywhere is not according to our users
  2. Ona is an open-source developer platform automating the provisioning of ready-to-code development environments.

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. Phoenix Code icon
     12 likes

    Phoenix Code is a text editor designed to make coding as intuitive and fun as playing a video game - specially crafted for web developers, designers, and students.

    42 Phoenix Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. Cosmic IDE icon
     5 likes

    There are a lot of cases where you want to quickly test some Java code but don't have your computer open besides you. You open your browser and search for some website for this purpose. But you're neither guaranteed to have internet all the time (do you?

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. The Web IDE is an advanced editor with commit staging. You can use the Web IDE to make changes to multiple files directly from the GitLab UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • GitLab
    • npm
     
  6. Icecoder icon
     25 likes

    A lightweight yet powerful IDE/code editor that comes in both Web and desktop editions, the latter written with PHP and including choices for several platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac).

    65 Icecoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Koding icon
     36 likes

    Koding is a self-hosted development environment for teams to come together and code in the browser. Developers can work, collaborate, write and run apps without jumping through hoops and spending unnecessary money.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Codiad icon
     32 likes

    Codiad is an open source, web-based, cloud IDE and code editor with minimal footprint and requirements

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Discontinued

    "Given its age and number of viable alternatives now available, Codiad is no longer under active maintenance by core contributors."https://github.com/Codiad/Codiad/commit/19c9223d70ca0eb164b6891b6e1350c75a62e8f2

    Codiad vs Codeanywhere Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Codiad is a self hosted solution and therefore one of the few free solutions that can be run from the browser just like codeanywhere and does not require installation on every device.

    • Codiad is Free and Open SourceCodeanywhere is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Codiad is a Code Editor Codeanywhere is an IDE
  9. Eclipse Orion icon
     14 likes

    Orion is an open source project under the Eclipse top-level project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Atheos IDE icon
     6 likes

    Atheos is a web-based IDE framework with a small footprint and minimal requirements, built on top of Codiad by FluidByte and the Codiad Team.

    36 Atheos IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Atheos IDE vs Codeanywhere Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    An actively maintained fork of Codiad, which was (one of ?) the best opensource online IDE

    • Atheos IDE is Free and Open SourceCodeanywhere is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Atheos IDE is Lightweight and MinimalisticCodeanywhere is not according to our users
  11. Lapdev icon
     Like

    Using the Devcontainer specification, you can define your dev environment as code. Open your dev environment and start to code instantly.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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