JCode

Spec sheet

Product

JCode is a native Android IDE for coding, building, and running projects entirely on-device.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

Marketplace .jext packages are downloaded and verified by the app before installation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

JCode is licensed under the MIT License, which the repository says permits use, modification, and redistribution under its terms.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Android app sandbox

JCode can build an APK and run it in an editor tab, with a device-side ADB bridge and JDWP debugging on the same device.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build and preview

Projects can configure multi-terminal development setups in .jcode/run.yaml, and ready-port polling can open a web preview.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Debugging

The DAP client includes breakpoints, stepping, call stack, variables, and a debug console; Python with debugpy and Java are device-verified under proot.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editor

The editor provides syntax coloring, language-server and Dev Pack completions, snippets, multi-tab editing, selection handles, word wrap, and file auto-reload for unmodified files.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Embedded Linux

The app bundles proot and uses an app-managed Ubuntu 24.04 or 26.04 LTS environment for runtimes, SDKs, compilers, and language servers, with no Termux dependency or root requirement.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Extensions

The extension marketplace provides Ed25519-verified .jext packages, and the app supports importing a supported WebView slice of the VS Code API from .vsix packages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Language services

Language servers provide diagnostics, completions, Go to Definition, Find References, Rename Symbol, and document formatting.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Source control

An extension-hosted Git panel supports status, staging, commits, branches, and diffs, with Git running inside the Linux distro.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support and documentation

The repository links engineering specifications covering architecture, module contracts, wire protocols, on-disk formats, and build and release details.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

System requirements

The app requires Android 13 or later (minSdk 33), and the release build targets arm64-v8a.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Terminal

JCode provides PTY terminal sessions through proot that persist when the app is backgrounded and supports xterm/VT features.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Mobile Development IDEs#28 of 417.5