Nebula IDE

A next-gen IDE for JVM development on Android.

ℹ️ Fork Notice: Nebula IDE is a fork of Cosmic IDE, continuing development with a focus on modernization, security, and LLM-powered agentic features.

Description

Nebula IDE is a powerful and feature-rich IDE for JVM development on Android. It supports Java 17 and Kotlin 2.1 (K2 compiler), with fast incremental compilation, code completion, and integrated dependency management.

Features

• Java 17 & Kotlin 2.1 - K2 compiler support
• Plugin system - Extensible with Java/Kotlin plugins
• Git integration - Clone, commit, push, pull
• Fast incremental compilation - D8/R8 dexing
• Dependency management - Maven/JitPack integration
• Code completion - Java and Kotlin with LSP-like features
• AI chat integration - Gemini-powered assistant
• Syntax highlighting - Tree-sitter based
• Code formatting - Google Java Format, ktfmt
• Bytecode disassembler - Inspect compiled classes
• Material You design - Modern Android UI

Screenshots

(Coming soon)

Installation

Prerequisites

1. Android SDK - API 26+ (Android 8.0)
2. JDK 17+ - For building the project
3. Gemini API Key - For AI features (optional)

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Twiggieedev/Nebula-IDE.git
   cd Nebula-IDE

2. Create your secrets configuration:

   cp secrets.properties.example secrets.properties

3. Edit secrets.properties and add your Gemini API key:

   GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

4. Build the project:

   ./gradlew assembleDevDebug

Download

Download the latest release from Releases.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines before submitting PRs.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Nebula IDE is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

This project is a fork of Cosmic IDE, which is also licensed under GPL-3.0.

Acknowledgments

Original Project

• Cosmic IDE - The original project this was forked from

Libraries & Projects

• Sora Editor - High-performance code editor
• NB Javac Android - Java compiler for Android
• Android Tree Sitter - Syntax highlighting
• SSVM - Virtual machine
• kotlinc-android - Kotlin compiler for Android
• And many more...

Contact

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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