CodeChef IDE

Spec sheet

What it does

CodeChef provides browser-based coding, learning paths, practice problems, contests and an online compiler.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Purpose

CodeChef IDE is an online environment for compiling and running code.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Audience

CodeChef describes its platform as suitable for people starting programming and software development, and says its problem difficulty ranges from beginner to complex.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Integrations

CodeChef’s IDE page links its compiler with CodeChef learning roadmaps and courses; it does not list external IDE integrations there.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Privacy

CodeChef’s privacy policy says it collects platform usage data, including activity, IP address, browser, and operating system, and uses it for service improvement, security monitoring, personalization, and support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Support

Support is offered through the [email protected] email address and a discussion forum.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Headquarters

CodeChef lists its address in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Founded

LinkedIn lists CodeChef’s founding year as 2009.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

AI assistance

The platform offers AI-powered help for explanations, debugging and real-time coding guidance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

API capabilities

That unofficial API exposes JSON endpoints for present, future and past contests plus contest ranklists filtered by institution, country or search terms.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Browser based

CodeChef describes its compiler as an online tool accessed through its website.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Certificates

Course-completion certificates require Pro access according to the FAQ.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Company audience

Crunchbase describes CodeChef as a competitive-programming community spanning more than 180 countries.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Company headquarters

LinkedIn lists Bangalore, Karnataka as CodeChef’s headquarters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company size

LinkedIn lists CodeChef as a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Compiler languages

The current compiler list includes C, C#, C++20, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, PHP, Python 3, PyPy3, Rust and SQL.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Compiler tools

CodeChef says its online compiler can run code, show output and error descriptions, report time and memory usage, and offer autocomplete.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Compiler versions

Published runtimes include GCC 11.3 for C, GCC 13.2 for C++20, OpenJDK 21, Node 18.6.1, Python 3.11.2, Rust 1.85.0 and SQLite 3.40.1.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Contest feature

CodeChef hosts weekly programming competitions and records contest ratings on user profiles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Custom input

The compiler has a Custom Input control for supplying runtime input to programs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · faculty.cs.niu.edu

Data collection

The privacy policy lists contact, profile and platform-usage data such as login records, feature use, IP address, browser and operating system.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Data sharing

CodeChef’s privacy policy says it does not share user data with third parties without explicit consent and says it stores data with adequate security features.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Documentation depth

Official help documents compiler behavior, source-size limits, execution limits, input/output, error signals and debugging practices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Editor customization

The C++ compiler page says users can customize the editor with a theme.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

IDE availability

The IDE is accessed through the website’s Compiler link and runs in the browser.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Interactive execution

Users can type code, run it, see execution status and output, and diagnose compilation errors in the browser.Read 15 Oct 2026 · faculty.cs.niu.edu

Languages

The compiler supports Python, C++, C, JavaScript, Rust, Go, Kotlin, and other languages.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Learning features

CodeChef describes learning paths, practice paths, roadmaps, skill tests, contests and public profile building as core features.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Legal name

Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Coding Chef Private Limited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Libraries and files

The C++ compiler page says users can import libraries and read, write, and edit files such as CSV and text files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Licence evidence

The official CodeChef pages opened do not state an open-source licence for the IDE; the MIT-style licence shown belongs to the separate unofficial API repository.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limit: contest queues

Community reports describe submissions remaining queued for 15 to 30 minutes during contests and contests being made unrated after server problems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discuss.codechef.com

Limit: multiple IDE tabs

Users reported that opening two or more IDE tabs prevented language selection in the older interface.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discuss.codechef.com

Limit: plagiarism disputes

Forum users reported being wrongly flagged for plagiarism and receiving rating penalties, while CodeChef advised appealing by email.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discuss.codechef.com

Limit: premium value complaint

A user criticized the quality of Pro video solutions; a CodeChef representative replied that most Pro subscribers primarily buy access to learning content.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discuss.codechef.com

Limit: server outages

A 2025 CodeChef forum report describes very slow login and lessons plus 502 errors when running or submitting code.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discuss.codechef.com

Limit: slow compilation and editor bugs

An independent compiler comparison reported slow compilation, an infinite loading animation when opening another IDE tab and a non-working upload button during its test.Read 15 Oct 2026 · arnemertz.github.io

Mobile availability

The FAQ explicitly says CodeChef does not have a mobile app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Official API

An independent GitHub project identifies itself as an unofficial API and states that it is not affiliated with CodeChef.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Ownership history

Crunchbase says CodeChef was started by Directi in 2009 and its custodianship moved to Unacademy in 2020.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Practice scale

The home page advertises 5000+ curated practice problems in the Pro plan.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Praise: educational use

Northern Illinois University’s course guide says many previous students recommended CodeChef’s C++ compiler when they could not install a compiler locally.Read 15 Oct 2026 · faculty.cs.niu.edu

Praise: problem quality

A CodeChef community post says the contest questions were interesting and appealing even while criticizing server performance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · discuss.codechef.com

Rating shown on CodeChef home

The home page displays 4.4 out of 5 from 64k reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Security statement

The privacy policy says CodeChef uses adequate security features and removes personally identifiable information for analytics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Self-hosting evidence

The unofficial API repository says users can deploy their own copy, but this is not an official CodeChef self-hosting option.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Service limitations

CodeChef’s terms say it does not guarantee uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free service, or that service results will be accurate or reliable.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Source download

The IDE can download the editor contents to a local file and reopen a downloaded source file.Read 15 Oct 2026 · faculty.cs.niu.edu

System constraints

The help page states that submitted source is limited to 50,000 bytes and external libraries or files are prohibited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Web compilers

The site links separate HTML, C++, C, Java, Python, SQL, JavaScript and React online compilers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Web development

CodeChef lists HTML and React among its online compilers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · codechef.com

Plans and prices

Every CodeChef IDE plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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