# software-mansion/radon-ide

VSCode/Cursor extension that turns your editor into a full featured IDE for React Native and Expo.

Repository: https://github.com/software-mansion/radon-ide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/radon-ide
Homepage: https://radon.swmansion.com
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: expo, react-native
Last push: 2026-08-26T09:39:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 64
- inputs: {"age_days": 897, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 36}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1715, forks 82 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:26.266944+00:00)

## What it is
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

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui, editor
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: editor-plugin, windows
- tags: react-native, expo, vscode-extension, cursor-extension, simulator-preview, element-inspector, network-inspector, commercial-license, debugging, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- software-mansion/radon-ide (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.266944+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 2026-08-30T03:34:36.907638+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/software-mansion/radon-ide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:26.266944+00:00, sha 61558d5e9794)
  - homepage: https://radon.swmansion.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:10:55.074548+00:00, sha 8e1dc0e859db)
  - site_page: https://radon.swmansion.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:10:55.083693+00:00, sha 66f65c7ad702)
  - site_page: https://radon.swmansion.com/docs/category/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T11:10:55.087415+00:00, sha 58ad6f947621)
  - site_page: https://radon.swmansion.com/docs/getting-started/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:10:55.089140+00:00, sha 1c4c71401fd9)
  - site_page: https://radon.swmansion.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:10:55.085476+00:00, sha 505a4a6e8fde)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.