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Followers87

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StackBlitz vs Theia: What are the differences?

What is StackBlitz? Online VS Code Editor for Angular and React. StackBlitz is an online IDE where you can create Angular & React projects that are immediately online & shareable via link… in just one click. 😮 It automatically takes care of installing dependencies, compiling, bundling, and hot reloading as you type.

What is Theia? Cloud & desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript. Theia provides the end-user with a full-fledged multi-language IDE (not just a smart editor) and supports equally the paradigm of Cloud IDE and Desktop IDE.

StackBlitz and Theia can be primarily classified as "Cloud IDE" tools.

StackBlitz and Theia are both open source tools. StackBlitz with 6.61K GitHub stars and 436 forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Theia with 4.66K GitHub stars and 584 GitHub forks.

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Pros of StackBlitz

Pros of Theia

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It just works
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Fast loading
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Can sign-in with third-party account. E.g. Github
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Full terminal

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Familiar UI for VSCode users
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Easy to use
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Docker
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Desktop
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Online
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Anywhere coding

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Cons of StackBlitz

Cons of Theia

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Cannot upload Images
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Not able to upload Images
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Only support projects scaffolded with @angular/cli

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Can be hard to setup

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What is StackBlitz?

StackBlitz is the browser-based IDE that eliminates time-consuming local configuration and lets you spend  more time coding. Develop with Next.js, React, Angular, Vite, and more in a Node.js development environment entirely in your browser

What is Theia?

Theia provides the end-user with a full-fledged multi-language IDE (not just a smart editor) and supports equally the paradigm of Cloud IDE and Desktop IDE.

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What are some alternatives to StackBlitz and Theia?

CodePen

It is a social development environment for front-end designers and developers.. It functions as an online code editor and open-source learning environment, where developers can create code snippets, creatively named "pens", and test them.

CodeSandbox

CodeSandbox allows developers to simply go to a URL in their browser to start building. This not only makes it easier to get started, it also makes it easier to share. You can just share your created work by sharing the URL, others can then (without downloading) further develop on these sandboxes.

WebStorm

WebStorm is a lightweight and intelligent IDE for front-end development and server-side JavaScript.

Glitch

Combining automated deployment, instant hosting and collaborative editing, Gomix gets you straight to coding. The apps you create are instantly live, hosted by us, and always up to date with your latest changes. Build products, prototype ideas, and hack solutions to problems.

Visual Studio Code

Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.

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