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Dev tools · February 26, 2014

Codebox – Open source cloud and desktop IDE

Open source cloud & desktop IDE. Contribute to CodeboxIDE/codebox development by creating an account on GitHub.

Codebox – Open source cloud and desktop IDE launched on February 26, 2014 with 10 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

In plain words

Codebox is an open source integrated development environment available for both cloud and desktop use. It allows developers to write, test, and manage code across multiple platforms. The project is hosted on GitHub and accepts community contributions. Codebox was designed for programmers who need a flexible coding environment that can run locally or in the cloud.

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