FoldCode
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The facts
Each one read from FoldCode's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability and license
- The maker provides a signed Android APK and extension packages through a GitHub release, and the project is licensed under Apache License 2.0.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Builds and Git
- FoldCode supports on-device builds and execution without a remote build service, plus local Git repositories and HTTPS Git operations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor
- The editor supports multiple tabs, split editing, syntax highlighting, diagnostics, completion, breakpoints, and mouse and keyboard input.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Language runtimes and toolchains are installed from locally selected .fcex files; the public release has no extension marketplace or distribution server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Git and web
- FoldCode supports local Git repositories, HTTPS Git operations, a local WebView browser, and web project previews.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README names HTTPS Git operations, npm and pip, CMake project dependencies, and Raspberry Pi Pico hardware flashing as supported connections or workflows.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Language packages
- Optional extensions provide C/C++, Python, Rust, web development, GNU Arm Embedded, Fortran and COBOL, and Raspberry Pi Pico toolchains.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Its listed development support includes C/C++, Python, Rust, Fortran, COBOL, and web development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists the Apache-2.0 license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local development
- Builds and execution run on the device without a remote build service, and editing and local builds can work offline after extensions and project dependencies are installed.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Network
- Editing and local builds work offline after required extensions and project dependencies are installed; internet access supports user-initiated features such as HTTPS Git, npm, and pip.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Network security
- The release APK rejects external cleartext network traffic, allows loopback HTTP for local previews, and keeps WebView remote debugging off unless an active IDE browser-debug session is explicitly started.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Package validation
- FoldCode validates extension manifests, legal metadata, payloads, paths, byte counts, checksums, and minimum host version before activating a package.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- The release requires Android All files access for its shared project workspace; USB host/OTG is required only for Pico USB flashing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pico development
- Raspberry Pi Pico features include Pico SDK workflows, CMake/Ninja builds, MicroPython, UF2 generation, and USB flashing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pico features
- Pico support includes CMake/Ninja builds, MicroPython, UF2 generation, and USB flashing when the Android device supports USB host/OTG.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The README says FoldCode includes no advertising, analytics, or telemetry SDKs and has Android application backup disabled.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- FoldCode is a native, offline-capable Android development environment combining an editor, terminal, build tools, language intelligence, debugging, Git, web preview, and Raspberry Pi Pico development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The 1.0.0 release provides a signed ARM64 Android APK and downloadable extension packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- FoldCode requires Android 8.0 or newer, an ARM64 device, and enough storage for selected extensions and build caches.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements and limits
- FoldCode 1.0.0 requires Android 8.0 or newer on an ARM64 device and All files access for its shared workspace; Android 11 and newer require granting that special permission.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Supported work
- FoldCode supports C/C++, Python, Rust, web development, and Raspberry Pi Pico projects.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device coverage
- The 1.0.0 release was tested primarily on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5; other ARM64 phones, foldables, tablets, and desktop modes had less device-specific coverage.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository credits copyright to Myroslav Poliakov.checked 4 Oct 2026
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