# CodeboxIDE/codebox

Open source cloud & desktop IDE

Repository: https://github.com/CodeboxIDE/codebox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/codebox
Homepage: https://www.codebox.io
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-10-17T08:17:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4762, "days_push": 1051, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4153, forks 581 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.510599+00:00)

## What it is
Codebox is an open source cloud and desktop IDE built with Node.js, JavaScript, HTML, and LESS. It features a modular, extensible add-on architecture and can run on Linux or Mac desktops, servers, or the cloud with offline support.

## Use cases
- run a self-hosted cloud IDE on my own server
- open source alternative to cloud IDE services
- edit code in the browser from any machine
- extend an IDE with custom add-ons
- host managed IDE instances for a team
- run an IDE offline on the desktop

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, browser-based IDE on Linux or Mac
- you need a modular IDE you can extend with add-ons
- you want both desktop and cloud IDE from one codebase

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with recent updates
- you require Windows support
- you want a modern IDE with current language tooling and ecosystem support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, developer-tools, plugin-system, http-server, cli
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, text-editors, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: cloud-ide, web-ide, extensible-ide, offline-support, linux, macos, nodejs, web-server, desktop

## Member repositories
- CodeboxIDE/codebox (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.510599+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 2026-08-29T18:22:53.257039+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CodeboxIDE/codebox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.510599+00:00, sha 657419d5e2e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.