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A real IDE on your phone — not a toy sandbox.

Name: Darkian Studio
Availability: PreOrder
Author: Darkian Studio

Darkian Studio is a mobile-first IDE for Android and Linux. Editor, terminal, LSP, debugging, git, and an extension host, all running against one real runtime over a bridge — Termux on device, or any Linux/macOS host.

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Free during beta. Android APK via GitHub Releases — no Play Store build.

How it works

Four steps from a fresh phone to a working development environment.

1
Install Termux
Get Termux from F-Droid — the runtime DS drives on Android.
2
Run one setup command
Paste the setup command DS shows during onboarding into Termux.
3
Verify setup
Tap Verify setup in DS; it checks the runtime is ready.
4
Start coding
Open a project and use the editor, terminal, LSP, and debugger.

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One runtime for everything

Editor, terminal, language servers, debugger, git, and extensions all share the same runtime — the same PATH, filesystem, and SDKs.

EDITOR

Code editor

Syntax highlighting, many languages, and a command palette.

TERMINAL

Integrated terminal

A full shell through your runtime — Termux on Android.

LSP · DAP

LSP & debugging

Language intelligence and breakpoint debugging over the bridge.

GIT

Git

Clone, commit, push, pull, and review changes in a dedicated panel.

EXTENSIONS

Extension host

A sidecar runtime for optional, VS Code-compatible extensions.

RUNTIME

Local or remote

Point the bridge at the phone, or a Linux/macOS host over the network.

How does it compare?

Same facts as the raw docs, framed for the decision you're actually making.

DS vs VS Code

A desktop-first editor on a full OS versus a mobile-first workflow over a runtime bridge, with a partial vscode extension API.

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DS vs Acode

A lightweight mobile editor with a PTY/LSP backend versus DS's single runtime for editor, LSP, debugger, and extensions.