Self-hosted IDEs & Web Dev Environments tools

code-server runs Visual Studio Code in your browser, providing a remote development environment you can self-host on a VM or container and access from any device.

MITActively maintained

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Visual Studio Code+10

JupyterLab is an extensible web-based IDE for Jupyter notebooks, code, terminals, and data exploration with rich outputs and a plugin-based interface.

BSD-3-ClauseActively maintained

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Anaconda Notebooks+15

Open-source platform to provision secure, self-hosted developer workspaces (VMs, containers, Kubernetes) defined in Terraform, with IDE integrations and AI agent support.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Coder (Coder Cloud)+6

A minimalist text adventure game for the browser, featuring incremental progression and multiple language translations.

Eclipse Che provides Kubernetes-based cloud development environments (CDEs) with containerized workspaces, a web IDE, and Devfile-based project configuration for teams.

EPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Codenvy Developer Workspaces+6

Web-based interactive and collaborative notebooks for Elixir with data visualizations, integrations, reproducible workflows, and automation.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Deepnote+9

RStudio Server provides the RStudio IDE in a web browser for multi-user R and Python development, including editing, plotting, debugging, and project management.

Actively maintained

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JetBrains DataSpell+16

Efficient, minimal collaborative code editor with real-time editing in the browser, OT-based syncing, WebSocket communication, and optional SQLite persistence.

MITLikely dormant

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Replit+5

Open-source, browser-based code playground that runs entirely client-side; supports 90+ languages and embeddable demos, with Docker-based self-hosting.

MITActively maintained

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CodeSandbox+5

Open-source web app to create, edit, visualize, and share Docker Compose files with an interactive diagram-based GUI and import/export support.

MITSlowing down

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Docker+2

Atheos is a self-hosted, web-based cloud IDE and code editor with a small footprint, featuring plugins, multi-user support, and built-in Git integration.

Actively maintained

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Replit+11

Web-based IDE for Java 8 focused on teaching: teacher-managed assignments, JUnit auto-testing, isolated execution via Docker workers, and Gitea-backed projects.

MITSlowing down

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Codio+8

Visual DB is a browser-based database client for exploring schemas, running SQL queries, and managing multiple databases with a modern UI and team-friendly sharing.

Activity unknown

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DBeaver Cloud+11

XRSH is a browser-based XR terminal/REPL that can run standalone from a single executable, optionally booting a Linux ISO and embedding into A-Frame scenes.

Activity unknown

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Replit+12