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A browser based code editor

49 mentions on Hacker News by 46 people: 4 stories, 45 comments · first 2016-06-20 · latest 2025-09-24

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  1. Why not Monaco? It works great. https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by rafram · 2025-09-24 · in Building a better online editor for TypeScript
  2. …on mobile by design, so people use Ace on mobile. At least the last time I checked GitHub[0]. [0] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor/issues/246
    comment by Towaway69 · 2024-01-08 · in Show HN: I made a HTMX Playground 100% in the browser
  3. …is open source: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode i remember using their monaco editor as well ( https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor ), a really powerful editor & the very same used by VS Code (i think you can even get at the AST…
    comment by fullstackchris · 2023-12-09 · in Show HN: Open-source alternatives to tools You pay for
  4. VSCode is based on Monaco https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor .
    comment by MikusR · 2023-07-25 · in Vscode.dev: Local Development with Cloud Tools
  5. …it's either Microsoft's Monaco [0] or CodeMirror [1], which is maintained by Marijn Haverbeke [0] https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor [1] https://codemirror.net/
    comment by koch · 2023-05-31 · in Show HN: I open sourced the QR designer from my failed startup
  6. …does not support mobile (touch) use, but CodeMirror does actively maintain mobile (touch) support. https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/issues/246
    comment by mathhulk · 2023-05-28 · in Show HN: I made an in-browser code editor with code replay and REPL
  7. …be honest CPU load is much more important to me.) [0]: https://github.com/bangle-io/bangle.dev [1]: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor , https://vscode.dev/
    comment by codethief · 2021-12-26 · in Marktext – Elegant Markdown Editor for Linux, macOS, Windows
  8. …For what it is worth, Monaco used to have zero support for mobile, but recently got much better: https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/issues/246#issuec... I tested out Code Server (vscode via the web) on an ipad recently, and it…
    comment by williamstein · 2021-12-09 · in Replit.com (YC W18) raises $80M Series B
  9. If you're ever looking to support TypeScript eventually, the Monaco editor ( https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor ) is your place to go. This is the same codebase that powers VS Code, yet is browser compatible and can come with all…
    comment by fullstackchris · 2021-10-05 · in Udemy S-1 IPO
  10. Monaco is the engine that powers VS Code. It’s super neat you can just embed it. https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by meheleventyone · 2021-03-02 · in How an Anti-TypeScript “JavaScript developer” like me became a TypeScript fan
  11. https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by gunn · 2021-02-10 · in Github1s – One second to read GitHub code with VS Code
  12. …it only contains the scripts to package everything together and ship the monaco-editor npm module." https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by benatkin · 2021-02-06 · in CodeMirror 6
  13. …in the past to replace Chromium with edgeHTML, but it didn't happen. VSCode is powered by Monaco Editor github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor, and VSCode feels snappier than let's say Atom, probably because of Typescript.
    comment by RMPR · 2020-05-19 · in Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
  14. Is the browser editing powered by Monaco or something else entirely? https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor Both repl.it and codesandbox.io seem to be Monaco based. This seems to have better support for VS Code extensions than what's…
    comment by feniv · 2020-05-06 · in GitHub Codespaces
  15. On desktop this is [monaco-editor]( https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor ) It's actually the same editor behind VSCode but this is a version that runs in the browser rather than Electron
    comment by jadjoubran · 2020-01-20 · in Show HN: I built a browser based interactive React course
  16. …There are a number of videos where he takes Scott Hanselman through the tech, back in 2014. [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Gamma
    comment by danielbarla · 2019-11-06 · in Microsoft’s web-based version of Visual Studio
  17. https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor/issues/1209
    comment by randomfool · 2019-03-15 · in VS Code on a Remote Server
  18. …in IDEs. It's great to see Apple along with other language vendors adopting this as a standard. [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor [2] https://github.com/TypeFox/monaco-languageclient
    comment by peterkelly · 2018-11-15 · in Introducing SourceKit-LSP
  19. Is this using the [1] monaco-editor? [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by gitgud · 2018-11-06 · in Show HN: Codeadvice – Create, edit and collaborate on code online
  20. Monaco is maintained by a single guy from my understanding: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor/graphs/contributo... It just shows many contributors but looking at code commits and general activity (maintainers) in issues only…
    comment by chimen · 2018-08-29 · in We are rewriting CodeMirror
  21. soon or later, i think github will introduce an ide based on the https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by m6g6a · 2018-06-16 · in GitLab Web IDE
  22. …using Monaco for this. An open sourced online editor brought to you by none other than Microsoft. ( https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor ) I couldn't dig it up now but I recall seeing that Microsoft started this project as an online…
    comment by shayac2 · 2018-06-15 · in GitLab Web IDE
  23. …shims around services the code needs to make it run in a web browser outside of its home. [0] - https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor#faq
    comment by thangngoc89 · 2018-06-07 · in Future of GitHub's Atom Editor
  24. The project was called Monaco. It was a massive success, and has since been open sourced here: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor Visual Studio Code joins the Monaco editor with an Electron-based environment to provide desktop text…
    comment by rhencke · 2018-06-05 · in GitHub XP – GitHub Windows XP Theme
  25. The editor is from Microsoft https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by williamxd3 · 2018-06-03 · in Sneak Peek at WebAssembly Studio
  26. For those interested, this is using the Monaco editor https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by alephnan · 2018-04-11 · in Sneak Peek at WebAssembly Studio
  27. …more coding on it. Unfortunately it seems that the Monaco editor does not support mobile browsers https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/master/READM... But I've been very impressed with VS code's rapid improvements. I would love…
    comment by sytse · 2017-10-10 · in GitLab raises $20M Series C round led by GV
  28. …services in VS Code exchange a flavour of JSON-RPC 2 and can run over HTTP. Check out "Monaco" ( https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor ). Easy to drop into any project, and easy to back with OOTB or remote services. I use it in a few…
    comment by jschrf · 2017-10-06 · in Visual Studio Code 1.17 released
  29. https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by tonyedgecombe · 2017-08-04 · in Stackblitz – Online VS Code Editor for Angular and React
  30. It's based on https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor But there's also another promising project that uses monaco https://github.com/theia-ide/theia
    comment by type0 · 2017-07-28 · in Ask HN: What technical decisions make VS Code a better Electron app?
  31. …It is available as a javascript component, and there is also a React wrapper around it [2] [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor [2] https://github.com/superRaytin/react-monaco-editor
    comment by tarr11 · 2017-05-25 · in Show HN: ORY Editor – A rich editor for the browser, built with React and Redux
  32. …[2] https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/monarch.html [3] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor [4] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-languages/tree/master/sr...
    comment by Cthulhu_ · 2017-05-04 · in Sourcegraph now running on an in-browser VS Code
  33. …panes Super awesome to see vscode running outside electron - http://imgur.com/L6ipQgb - https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by fortytw2 · 2017-05-03 · in Sourcegraph now running on an in-browser VS Code
  34. …Or to say it differently, at least the Editor part is working directly inside the browser: - https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor (P.S.: I'm not related to Microsoft, I just tumbled upon while trying to work with App Services on…
    comment by merb · 2017-04-18 · in Show HN: Visual Studio Code for ARM, submitted to core
  35. …credit for that; it's pretty much provided out of the box with Monaco (the editor used in VS Code): https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by calebegg · 2017-03-24 · in Show HN: Codewich – A live-updating TypeScript/CSS/HTML playground
  36. VSCode has a browser version as well[1]. It's just the editor. Similar to CodeMirror. [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by msoad · 2016-12-29 · in Atom-in-orbit: Putting Atom in the browser
  37. …this with VS Code instead. The editor is vastly more performant and already works in the browser: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by colemickens · 2016-12-29 · in Atom-in-orbit: Putting Atom in the browser
  38. …Editor[1]? I was interested in using it but noticed the last commit for Monaco was in October. [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by tarr11 · 2016-12-14 · in Visual Studio Code 1.8
  39. …that is a one time hit, since you can cache the blobs. For the diff, this is done in realtime with https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor Also my product isn't really dependent on GitLab or GitHub. It works in standalone mode as well.
    comment by sdesol · 2016-11-23 · in Show HN: GitPlex – A new Git repo management server with code review
  40. …was not supposed to be a "website". VSCode is based on Monaco, the editor for Visual Studio Online. https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
    comment by erikbye · 2016-11-03 · in Visual Studio Code 1.7.1
  41. Have a look at: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor . It's what powers visual studio code and has all of those things
    comment by kabes · 2016-11-01 · in Nitrous Service Shutdown – November 14th
  42. …reality they are not actually contributing anything very useful to the community Have you looked at https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor They have examples of what it can do at https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/ It literally…
    comment by sdesol · 2016-09-15 · in Microsoft is now the leading company for open source contributions on GitHub
  43. Fixed: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor/pull/12
    comment by jongalloway2 · 2016-06-21 · in The Monaco Code Editor
  44. Thanks! Created https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor/issues/6
    comment by alexdima · 2016-06-20 · in The Monaco Code Editor
  45. From the FAQ. https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor#faq : "Why all these web workers and why should I care?" "A: Language services create web workers to compute heavy stuff outside the UI thread. They cost hardly anything in terms of…
    comment by JoeCoder_ · 2016-06-20 · in The Monaco Code Editor