# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/emexlab/Nyxian
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nyxian
Homepage: https://emexlabs.org/Nyxian/
Language: C
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ide, ios, jailed, kernel, signing, swift
Last push: 2026-09-02T22:23:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 99, longevity 34
- inputs: {"age_days": 476, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1150, forks 111 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:11.611964+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: editor, compiler, developer-tools, sdk, interpreter
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, programming-languages
- platform: c
- tags: on-device-ide, xcode-alternative, jailed-ios, code-signing, microkernel, swift-development, offline-development, sideloading, ios, mobile, swift

## Member repositories
- emexlab/Nyxian (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.611964+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 2026-08-30T06:36:08.710175+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/emexlab/Nyxian (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.611964+00:00, sha b04ca3dcba8e)
  - homepage: https://emexlabs.org/Nyxian/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:08.753048+00:00, sha cfa239624fb1)
  - site_page: https://emexlabs.org/emexOS/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:08.762186+00:00, sha 416334e1d390)
  - site_page: https://emexlabs.org/emex64/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:08.763787+00:00, sha 0d5352d93b42)
  - site_page: https://emexlabs.org/Nyxian/docs/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:08.765237+00:00, sha 6f744bb74e3b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.