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What are the best online IDEs?

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Best online IDEs	Price	Cross Platform	Multi Language Support
-- repl.it	FREE	-	-
-- Codeanywhere	FREE	yes	yes
-- JSFiddle	Free	-	-
-- ShiftEdit	$6.00 / MONTH	-	-
-- SourceLair	$5.00 / MONTH	Yes	Yes

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repl.it

Top Pro

Classrooms

Repl.it lets teachers create classrooms, where they can assign homework and projects to students. See More

Nathan R's Experience

Awesome website that will let you code using more than 30 languages online. The first time I came across Repl.it, I was beyond amazed. Instead of downloading an IDE and installing language, I could enter Repl.it in my browser, and everything was set up for me. Repl.it is very easy to use and I have been using their Repl Run feature to share my code since it was released. I have also been a part of many collaborative real time coding sessions with my friends, and this has saved a huge amount of time. I would definitely recommend trying Repl.it, so you can experience how amazing this IDE really is. See More

Top Pro

Run your code on a seperate website

Using the Repl.run feature, repl.it allows you to send people a link to your code, which will automatically run on a separate website. See More

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Online terminal

Includes a terminal you can use within the IDE See More

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Hosting Websites

You can host websites using Repl.it See More

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Help forum

You can get help on your code using Repl.it talk See More

Top Pro

Collaborative real-time editing

You can code in real time with a chatbox and colored cursors. See More

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Easy to use

Just pick a language and you are ready to start coding. See More

Top Pro

Many languages supported

More than 30 languages are supported. See More

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Codeanywhere

Top Pro

Github integration

Integrates with Github and allows logging in with your Github account. See More

DazzlingHebe's Experience

bad interface and not free See More

Specs

Cross Platform:yes

Multi Language Support:yes

Auto Complete:yes

Bracket Matching:yes

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Has mobile apps for all major mobile OSs

Codeanywhere has apps for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows, and Blackberry. See More

Lamine's Experience

it's NOT FREE See More

Top Pro

Allows inviting collaborators with a link

Codeanywhere has a feature called Share Links, that allows users to collaborate with others on their projects in real-time by simply sharing a link to their work. See More

Top Pro

Multiple devboxes

DevBoxes are saveable, fully customizable development environments that run on either Open VZ or Docker and each has a dedicated amount of memory and disk space. Multiple devboxes can be run at the same time. See More

Top Pro

Integration with DigitalOcean

CodeAnywhere recently partnered up with DigitalOcean. Now users can manage, spin up and provision DigitalOcean droplets all from the CodeAnywhere IDE. This is a great addition for both products, combining the power of an affordable host with the portability and power of CodeAnywhere IDE. See More

Top Pro

Good editor

Supports multiple cursors. Has code completion for JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS and linting for JavaScript and CSS. See More

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SourceLair

Multi Language Support:Yes

Auto Complete:Yes

Bracket Matching:Yes

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AWS Cloud 9

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Part of Amazon Web Services

While the c9.io site is still up and running, Cloud9 is exclusive for AWS Customers only, and you pay the AWS Compute pricing when you use Cloud9. See More

PaizaCloud IDE

Top Pro

3 seconds instant launch

PaizaCloud launches new development environment server just in 3 seconds. So, you can casually create or destroy server. See More

Specs

Cross Platform:Yes

Multi Language Support:Yes

Auto Complete:Yes

Bracket Matching:Yes

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HTTP/HTTPS access to any ports

PaizaCloud allow you to access almost all ports for HTTP/HTTPs access. See More

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No credit card required

No credit card is required for FREE plan. See More

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Floating window manager

PaizaCloud provides Floating window manager like Windows or Mac by default. It makes the environment more flexible. PaizaCloud also provides Tab window mode when you want to use the full screen for one purpose. See More

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Internationalization

PaizaCloud's Editor or Terminal fully support non-ASCII languages like Japanese, Chinese, European languages. See More

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Terminal with root

In PaizaCloud, you can sudo to root. So, you can install packages, or run service freely. See More

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Google Home / Google Assistant development in the browser

As PaizaCloud runs in the cloud, you can develop and run the Google Home / Google Assistant application, without deploying to another server. See More

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Supports Jupyter notebook

PaizaCloud has Jupyter Notebook support with Python libraries like NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, or matplotlib built-in. See More

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Extensible PaizaCloud app

PaizaCloud provides standard application like File manager, Editor, Terminal. But, PaizaCloud also provides the possibility to add or even create new App-for-PaizaCloud using HTML/CSS. See More

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Codebox

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Coder

Top Con

Trivial Visual Studio Code port

The VS Code port is quite not as full featured and feels messy compared to its desktop cousin - its also legally questionable since Visual Studio has a different license than the GitHub version. See More

Top Pro

Access linux from any OS

Coder features a complete Ubuntu container complete with tools and 3GB HDD. You can install any toolchains or run compilation tasks to it. See More

Capuccino 's Experience

I'm one of those people who likes testing Alpha software, unfortunately, Coder.com is a let down. Featuring only 3GB HDD and 3GB Project size is too few even for a discerning programmer. They do make up for the Visual Studio Code port, but legal in focus, its questionable due to different licensing terms than the GitHub version. See More

Top Con

Dashboard doesn't feel responsive

when switching to a new view in the dashboard, it feels they are seperate pages than just one page with multiple views - UX wise, this feels too clunky. See More

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Real-time Collaboration

Real-time collaboration can be achieved in Coder.com - via Coder.com instance itself or through Visual Studio Code Live Share. See More

RickZeeland's Experience

Program in the browser, access up to 96 cores, VS Code + extensions, real-time collaboration, access Linux from any OS, maintain workflow. See More

Top Con

Current version is too alpha

While it is usable - the current alpha is not as full featured as the competition like TypeFox's Gitpod, or CloudReady Toolchains by Red Hat. The platform itself may take a while to brew, so there are more to change to it. See More

Top Pro

full VS Code + extensions

The Visual Studio Code port can support the extensions from the desktop equivalent - making it essentially VSCode in the cloud. See More

Top Con

3GB HDD is too few

A typical project requires more than 3GB, which sadly to say, the crux of such small storage, might be its Alpha status. See More

Top Pro

Access up to 96 cores

Known as Boost Mode - it boosts your container to handle more strenous workloads such as compiling or training a dataset. See More

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VS Code port is not as full featured as its desktop cousin

Some shortcuts are not available, and the original keybinds are replaced. For a seasoned VS Code user, this can throw you off. See More

Top Pro

Code in the browser

Coder features initially a port of Visual Studio Code in the browser, with more editors like Atom to come. See More

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C# support

Although not very clearly stated, it seems to support C#, see Release notes. However, how to get a C# application running is a complete mystery ... See More

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10 Options Considered

My Recommendation for repl.it

My Recommendation for repl.it

Classrooms

Run your code on a seperate website

Online terminal

Hosting Websites

Help forum

Collaborative real-time editing

Easy to use

Many languages supported

My Recommendation for Codeanywhere

My Recommendation for Codeanywhere

Github integration

Has mobile apps for all major mobile OSs

Allows inviting collaborators with a link

Multiple devboxes

Integration with DigitalOcean

Good editor

My Recommendation for JSFiddle

My Recommendation for JSFiddle

Supports a wide variety of frameworks and extensions

Allows collaborating on code

CoffeeScript and SCSS support

My Recommendation for ShiftEdit

My Recommendation for ShiftEdit

Supports multiple file access points

Low cost, high quality

My Recommendation for SourceLair

My Recommendation for SourceLair

My Recommendation for AWS Cloud 9

My Recommendation for AWS Cloud 9

Part of Amazon Web Services

My Recommendation for PaizaCloud IDE

My Recommendation for PaizaCloud IDE

3 seconds instant launch

HTTP/HTTPS access to any ports

No credit card required

Floating window manager

Internationalization

Terminal with root

Google Home / Google Assistant development in the browser

Supports Jupyter notebook

Extensible PaizaCloud app

My Recommendation for myCompiler

My Recommendation for myCompiler

Just write your code and click on "Run" from any device

You can save your programs, share them, comment on code snippets and even fork a program

My Recommendation for Codebox

My Recommendation for Codebox

My Recommendation for Coder

My Recommendation for Coder

Trivial Visual Studio Code port

Access linux from any OS

Dashboard doesn't feel responsive

Real-time Collaboration

Current version is too alpha

full VS Code + extensions

3GB HDD is too few

Access up to 96 cores

VS Code port is not as full featured as its desktop cousin

Code in the browser

C# support

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My Recommendation for Codenvy

My Recommendation for Codenvy

My Recommendation for Koding

My Recommendation for Koding

My Recommendation for Gitpod

My Recommendation for Gitpod

My Recommendation for Llama

My Recommendation for Llama

My Recommendation for Gitpod.io

My Recommendation for Gitpod.io

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