eclipse-theia/theia
Eclipse Theia is a cloud & desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 7
- age_days: 3477
- days_rel: 27
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 56
Adoption not part of the score
21655 stars · 2880 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Eclipse Theia is an open-source framework written in TypeScript for building custom cloud (browser-based) and desktop IDEs and tools, with support for the Language Server Protocol and VS Code extensions via Open VSX. It also provides Theia AI, an AI-native layer for building customizable AI assistants and agents into tools, and ships a ready-to-use product called Theia IDE.
Use cases
- build a custom cloud IDE for my platform
- create a browser-based code editor with LSP support
- make a desktop IDE that runs VS Code extensions
- add AI coding assistants to my own tool
- self-host a web IDE in the browser
- build a domain-specific modeling tool with a modern UI
When to avoid
- you just want a ready-made editor with minimal setup - use VS Code or Theia IDE directly
- you need the classic Eclipse Java/SWT plugin ecosystem
- your team cannot maintain a TypeScript/Node.js-based platform
- you need a lightweight text editor rather than a full IDE framework
Facets
framework · maturity active
editor frontend-framework plugin-system llm-inference agent-framework developer-tools text-editors web-development large-language-models cross-platform browser cross-platform self-hosted ide-framework language-server-protocol vscode-extensions open-vsx cloud-ide theia-ai extensible-platform nodejs electron typescript web-server docker
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0630e6ffc596
- homepage: http://theia-ide.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6c03ba2e634f
- site_page: https://theia-ide.org/docs/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 967c26c12b68
- site_page: https://theia-ide.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · e3ee1cea2026
- site_page: https://theia-ide.org/docs/user_ai · fetched 2026-08-29 · ef4f91c7cbac
- site_page: https://theia-ide.org/docs/user_getting_started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 181e19c03053
- site_page: https://theia-ide.org/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 91273663cfb3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| eclipse-theia/theia | main | 98 |
For agents
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