# thebaselab/codeapp

Building a full-fledged code editor for iPad

Repository: https://github.com/thebaselab/codeapp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/codeapp
Homepage: https://code.thebaselab.com
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swiftui, monaco-editor, ios
Last push: 2026-08-14T04:03:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2087, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 121, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3947, forks 362 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:30.321851+00:00)

## What it is
Code App is a desktop-class code editor for iPadOS built with SwiftUI and the Monaco editor, featuring Git integration, an embedded terminal, SSH support, and built-in Python, Node.js, C/C++, PHP, and Java runtimes. It is distributed on the App Store and TestFlight, with this repository containing its MIT-licensed source code.

## Use cases
- write and run Python code on an iPad
- edit code with a desktop-class editor on iPadOS
- use git to clone, commit, and push from an iPad
- run a local Node.js or PHP web development environment on iPad
- connect to a remote server over SSH from an iPad
- compile and run C/C++ code on an iPad

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured code editor with local language runtimes on an iPad
- you want git, terminal, and SSH in a single iPad app
- you develop web projects (Node/PHP) or Python directly on iPadOS

## When to avoid
- you need arbitrary native command-line tools or subprocess spawning, which iOS restricts
- you need a code editor on desktop platforms (macOS, Windows, Linux)
- you require every VS Code extension or full VS Code compatibility

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, terminal-ui, ssh, version-control, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, mobile-development, web-development
- platform: -
- tags: ipados, monaco-editor, code-editor, local-runtimes, git-integration, lsp, ios, swift, mobile

## Member repositories
- thebaselab/codeapp (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.321851+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:24:34.757358+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thebaselab/codeapp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.321851+00:00, sha b7bd4d8f8427)
  - homepage: https://code.thebaselab.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:18:09.913888+00:00, sha 671749e8d3e4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.