eclipse-theia

    eclipse-theia/theia

    Eclipse Theia is a cloud & desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript.

    21.7K stars
    2.9K forks
    21.7K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 365 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 6% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an extensible framework to build multi-language cloud and desktop IDEs using modern web technologies and TypeScript.
    • Offers a highly flexible architecture supporting VS Code extensions and vendor-neutral open-source governance for customizable IDE development.
    • Use for creating browser-based IDEs that run entirely in the cloud for remote development environments.
    • Use for building desktop IDE applications packaged with Electron for native-like performance and offline use.
    • Use for developing custom developer tools and language support by leveraging Theia's extension and plugin mechanisms.

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    License

    Eclipse Public License 2.0

    Weak copyleft: changes to the licensed code itself must be shared when you distribute it, but code that merely uses it can stay under your own license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Cloud & Desktop IDE Framework

    Eclipse Theia is an extensible framework to develop full-fledged multi-language Cloud & Desktop IDEs and tools with state-of-the-art web technologies.

    Visit the Eclipse Theia website for more information and the Theia documentation.

    This is the main repository for the Eclipse Theia project, containing the sources of the Theia Platform. Please open generic discussions, bug reports and feature requests about Theia on this repository. The Theia project also includes additional repositories, e.g. for the artifacts building the Theia IDE and the Theia website. Please also see the overview of all Theia project repositories.

    Excerpt from the eclipse-theia/theia README on GitHub (EPL-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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