MobiVM/robovm

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1041 stars · 137 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MobiVM (RoboVM) is an ahead-of-time compiler that translates JVM bytecode (Java, Kotlin, etc.) into native code via LLVM, targeting iOS, macOS, and Linux. It includes IDE plugins for IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, and Eclipse, plus debugging and Interface Builder support for building native iOS apps in JVM languages.

Use cases

• write native iOS apps in Java or Kotlin
• compile JVM bytecode to native binaries
• build cross-platform games with libGDX for iOS
• run Java code natively on macOS and Linux without a JVM
• reduce iOS app binary size with tree shaking

When to choose

• you want to build iOS apps using Java, Kotlin, or other JVM languages
• you need native performance with no runtime interpretation
• you're developing libGDX games targeting iOS

When to avoid

• you're building standard Android or desktop JVM applications
• you need the latest iOS/Xcode features on day one
• you require a permissively licensed toolchain (core is GPL)

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

compiler build-tool mobile-framework compilers mobile-development cross-platform jvm aot-compilation llvm java-bytecode ios-apps kotlin gradle-plugin intellij-plugin eclipse-plugin game-development compiler ios macos linux

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