# Acode — Terminal & AI Coding

> Code editor, terminal & AI coding. Run Claude Code, Codex, Node.js, Open source.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.foxdebug.acodefree](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.foxdebug.acodefree)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.foxdebug.acodefree`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Foxbiz Software Pvt. Ltd.
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 4,303,333
- **Rating:** 3.33 / 5 (14,290 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.13.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2019-11-09
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 48 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxdebug.acodefree)
- **Website:** [https://acode.app](https://acode.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://acode.foxdebug.com/policy](https://acode.foxdebug.com/policy)

## Description

Acode is a sleek, lightweight, and open-source code editor designed specifically for Android devices. It transforms mobile coding with a rich set of features including an enhanced Ace Editor (v1.22.0), extensive syntax highlighting supporting over 100 programming languages, and seamless GitHub integration for syncing your projects.

Discover the innovative Plugin System enabling over 30 plugins to extend Acode’s functionality, customizable quick tools for efficient workflows, and powerful file management with FTP/SFTP support. Enjoy intuitive UI, in-app HTML/Markdown previews, interactive JavaScript console, and fast file handling even with files over 50,000 lines. Keyboard shortcuts, file recovery, and multi-file editing allow for a tailored and productive coding experience on the go. Join the Acode community and harness a versatile tool for web and software development on Android devices.

## Rankings

- #26,941 — Overall
- #5 — github
- #6 — no code required
- #8 — code
- #23 — source code

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.foxdebug.acodefree.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise Acode as a VS Code–style, lightweight, fast mobile IDE with a free option, good plugin support, and regular updates. However, recurring issues cited by multiple reviews include intrusive ads that disrupt use and can cause crashes, stability and file-access problems such as not opening the app or failing to save files, and requests for broader language support (notably C# and C++). Overall it is viewed as a strong all-in-one coding environment for Android, but ad UX and reliability issues temper the experience.

### Pros

- VS Code-like mobile IDE with desktop-grade features
- Lightweight, fast, and surprisingly powerful for Android coding
- Free to use with ongoing updates and improvements
- Good plugin support and extensibility
- All-in-one IDE for mobile coding with broad language/workflow support

### Cons

- Intrusive ads that disrupt the UI, block the screen, and can cause crashes
- Stability and file-access issues such as not opening the app or failing to save files
- Lacks support for essential languages (notably C# and C++) and users want broader language/runtime options
- Problems with saving paths and general file management

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.foxdebug.acodefree)