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Android Studio vs Theia IDE: catalog facts
Android Studio	Theia IDE
Free Free to download from Google.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
Official tooling for Android and Jetpack Compose Layout previews across screen sizes	Runs VS Code extensions from Open VSX Available on desktop and online
Heavy on memory and disk space Focused on Android development	Uses Open VSX rather than the Microsoft extension marketplace Smaller user community than VS Code
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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