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