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emexlab/Nyxian

IDE to develop native code iOS apps and utilities on stock iOS it self just via a certificate and a custom micro kernel for those apps. observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/emexlab/Nyxian · homepage · C · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

86/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 99
  • Longevity 34
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 3.5
  • age_days: 476
  • days_rel: 7
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1150 stars · 111 forks observed · 2026-09-03

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

Nyxian is a native iOS IDE that lets developers write, compile, sign, and run Swift, C, Objective-C, and C++ apps entirely on an iPhone or iPad without a jailbreak or cloud services. It includes a userspace microkernel for executing compiled code on stock, unjailbroken iOS via a developer certificate.

Use cases

  • develop iOS apps directly on my iPhone without a Mac
  • write and run Swift code on-device offline
  • compile C and Objective-C on unjailbroken iOS
  • Xcode alternative that runs on iPhone
  • build and sign iOS apps using just a free developer certificate
  • develop native iOS utilities while traveling with no computer
  • run compiled code on stock iOS via a microkernel

When to choose

  • you want to develop native iOS apps entirely on-device without a Mac or Xcode
  • you need an offline-capable toolchain on unjailbroken iOS
  • you want to experiment with Swift, C, or Objective-C on your iPhone
  • you can sideload apps with a free or paid Apple developer certificate

When to avoid

  • you need a full production-grade IDE with debugging, Interface Builder, and simulator support
  • you require Swift typechecking/indexing, which is not yet complete
  • you cannot or prefer not to sideload apps with a developer certificate
  • you need stable, battle-tested tooling - the project is still in beta

Facets

application · maturity experimental

editor compiler developer-tools sdk interpreter developer-tools mobile-development programming-languages c on-device-ide xcode-alternative jailed-ios code-signing microkernel swift-development offline-development sideloading ios mobile swift

5 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
emexlab/Nyxianmain86

For agents

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