Alternatives to Acode
An open-source code editor for Android with a built-in Alpine Linux terminal and plugins. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Acode
An open-source code editor for Android with a built-in Alpine Linux terminal and plugins.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Acode.
Squircle CE
A free, open-source multi-language code editor for Android phones and tablets.
Squircle CE is also a free multi-language code editor for Android phones and tablets, but it has no built-in Alpine Linux terminal or large plugin catalog, and it is not open source.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Acode as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Textastic
A text and code editor for iPad and iPhone with syntax highlighting, SFTP and SSH.
Acode runs on Android instead of Apple devices, is open source and freemium, and includes a local Alpine Linux terminal with Node.js, Python and Git.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Markor
An open-source Android text editor for Markdown notes, todo.txt lists and plain text files.
code-server
Use a VS Code-based workspace through your browser.
StackBlitz
A browser-based IDE that runs full-stack Node.js web projects entirely inside the browser tab.
