# rstudio/rstudio

RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R

Repository: https://github.com/rstudio/rstudio
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rstudio
Homepage: https://posit.co/products/open-source/rstudio/
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:25:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5748, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5045, forks 1191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:08.888647+00:00)

## What it is
RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for the R programming language, providing a customizable workbench with console, editor, plotting, and environment tools. It can also run as a server enabling browser-based access for multiple users.

## Use cases
- write and run R code in an IDE
- author reproducible reports with R Markdown and Quarto
- explore and visualize data frames interactively
- get code completion and syntax highlighting for R
- run a shared browser-based R development server for a team
- develop Shiny apps and publish reports

## When to choose
- you work primarily in R and want a purpose-built IDE
- you need integrated plotting, environment inspection, and package management
- you author R Markdown or Quarto documents
- you want a multi-user server-based R environment

## When to avoid
- you mainly write Python or other languages (consider Positron, Jupyter, or VS Code)
- you need a lightweight editor rather than a full IDE
- you require a permissive license (RStudio is AGPLv3)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, gui, data-visualization, developer-tools
- domain: data-science, developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: r-language, ide, r-markdown, quarto, data-science-ide, reproducible-research, statistics, macos, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- rstudio/rstudio (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.888647+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 2026-08-29T18:17:22.942121+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rstudio/rstudio (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.888647+00:00, sha 3a734b283db8)
  - homepage: https://posit.co/products/open-source/rstudio/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.475303+00:00, sha 40559f3f89ff)
  - site_page: https://posit.co/about/pbc-report (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.493325+00:00, sha 2a46ea1f52ba)
  - site_page: https://posit.co/about/eula (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.496633+00:00, sha 237a6a401525)
  - site_page: https://posit.co/about/customer-stories/pinterest (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.503086+00:00, sha ee04777be8a9)
  - site_page: https://opensource.posit.co/about/r (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.506993+00:00, sha ef0680c4a2db)
  - site_page: https://posit.co/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.489649+00:00, sha 9cfc0164731a)
  - site_page: https://posit.co/about/careers (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.491482+00:00, sha 15ee3cfcee4b)
  - site_page: https://posit.co/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.505242+00:00, sha 377051f2763f)
  - site_page: https://posit.co/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:06.487546+00:00, sha b9d8ea1f07db)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.