software-mansion/radon-ide

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1715 stars · 82 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Radon IDE is a commercial VSCode/Cursor extension that turns the editor into a full-featured IDE for React Native and Expo development. It provides an integrated simulator/emulator preview, element and network inspectors, debugging, logging, device settings, and AI-assisted tooling directly inside the editor.

Use cases

• debug react native apps inside vscode
• preview ios simulator in editor while coding expo app
• inspect react native component hierarchy and jump to source
• inspect network requests from react native app
• develop react native components in isolation
• adjust device settings like dark mode and locale on the fly
• record screen replays of react native app
• debug expo router navigation

When to choose

• you develop React Native or Expo apps in VSCode or Cursor and want an integrated simulator, debugger, and inspectors without switching windows
• you want click-to-source element inspection and jump-to-source logs
• you use Expo Router or React Navigation and want deep-link navigation tooling

When to avoid

• you need a fully open-source free tool for commercial use (Radon requires a paid license for commercial work)
• you develop native iOS/Android apps outside React Native/Expo
• you use editors other than VSCode, Cursor, or Windsurf

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developer-tools gui editor mobile-development developer-tools cross-platform editor-plugin windows react-native expo vscode-extension cursor-extension simulator-preview element-inspector network-inspector commercial-license debugging macos linux

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