Codebox vs Dash: What are the differences?

Developers describe Codebox as "Cloud IDE as a Service". FriendCode was created in 2013 with the vision of creating powerful development tools, tackling issues like collaboration, cloud development and many others. We are building Codebox, an open source Cloud IDE, than can run not only on the cloud, but on your desktop or your server as well. Codebox.io lets you host and manage Codebox instances online as a service using a dashboard or an API. On the other hand, Dash is detailed as "Gives your Mac instant offline access to 150+ API documentation sets". Dash is an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager. Dash stores snippets of code and instantly searches offline documentation sets for 150+ APIs. You can even generate your own docsets or request docsets to be included.

Codebox belongs to "Cloud IDE" category of the tech stack, while Dash can be primarily classified under "API Documentation Browser".

Some of the features offered by Codebox are:

• Unlimited private repositories.- Create a repository and import your code from any existing cloud filesystem.
• Go Social.- Collaborate, chat, share with friends and colleagues. Making coding social
• Build, Run, Debug.- In one click, Compile and Run your code directly on the cloud from your web interface.

On the other hand, Dash provides the following key features:

• 150+ offline docsets
• Instant, fuzzy search
• Great integration with other apps