VS Code Alternatives for Android

Visual Studio Code is not available for Android but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is GNU Emacs, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Visual Studio Code and ten of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Visual Studio Code are Replit, Acode, Squircle IDE and deVStudio.

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    GNU Emacs

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    GNU Emacs, often simply referred to as Emacs, is an extensible and customizable text editor. Its core functionality is powered by an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language that has been extended to support text editing. This software's key features include extensibility, custo...

    177 GNU Emacs alternatives
    Beyond just being able to edit plain text files, Emacs includes special features to help you write in many different human languages and programming/markup languages

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Snapcraft
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensibility
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Org-mode
    4.  Self-documenting
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Multi OS
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  IDE All Languages
    12.  Works Offline
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    @yetanotherqubick I believe the original comment was "Emacs is a great operating system that desperately needs a text editor"

    Top positive comment •Sep 1, 2024
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    "Emacs is not just a code editor or an IDE, but a whole operating system around plain text."

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    I like Gnu Emacs as alternative of Visual Studio Code because it's free and it works on OpenBSD and I can do everything I need for my daily work.

    Positive comment •May 12, 2021
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    • Almost everyone thinks GNU Emacs is a great Visual Studio Code alternative.

    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Android alternative to Visual Studio Code.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
    • GNU Emacs is CustomizableVisual Studio Code is not according to our users
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    Replit

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    Replit is a complete, collaborative cloud development environment in the browser featuring everything from linters and debuggers to third-party packages, hosting and deployment.

    59 Replit alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Run code
    2.  Code Completion
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Autocompletion
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    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Support for Bootstrap
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Code Formatting
    12.  Syntax Highlighting
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    • Replit is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Visual Studio Code.

    • Replit is Freemium and ProprietaryVisual Studio Code is Free and Proprietary
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    Acode

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    Acode is light weight yet powerful code editor and web IDE for android. You can use this editor for editing HTML, JavaScript, text.

    6 Acode alternatives
    The editor

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    Squircle IDE

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    Squircle IDE currently supports coding in the following programming languages: ActionScript, C, C++, C#, Groovy, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Json, Julia, Kotlin, Lisp, Lua, Markdown, PHP, Python, Ruby, Shell, Smali, SQL, Toml, TypeScript, Visual Basic, XML and YAML.

    68 Squircle IDE alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion
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    deVStudio

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    This Android app runs Visual Studio Code on your device. It is full-featured and professionally supported. This runs the Linux desktop edition of Visual Studio Code specifically.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    deVStudio Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  VSCode
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    Xed Editor

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    Xed Editor is a versatile text and code editor designed specifically for Android devices, offering users the ability to create, edit, and manage their text and code files with ease on their mobile devices.

    52 Xed Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Xed Editor Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
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    Editor

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    Simple Android text editor.

    75 Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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