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Real Linux IDE for Android with a complete Ubuntu development environment and VS Code workbench running entirely on-device via PRoot. Install compilers and tools through apt without root, Termux, or remote servers. Setup takes about two minutes. Pre-release software.
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About this app
Kern is a real Linux IDE for Android. It is not a remote client and not a toy editor: it is a complete Ubuntu development environment and the VS Code workbench, running entirely on the phone, in one app with nothing else to install.
Kern installs a real Ubuntu filesystem inside its own sandbox and runs it through PRoot. apt install works. Compilers, language servers and CLI agents are the ordinary glibc builds from the Ubuntu archive, not special mobile ports. There is no root, no Termux, and no server in a datacentre.
Kern works, and it is pre-release. Setup takes about two minutes to reach a usable editor. It has been verified end to end on device, so the numbers in this README are measured rather than estimated.
About this version
- Version
- 0.1.3 (6)
- Size
- 22.52 MB
- Requires Android
- 10
- Target SDK
- 29
- Architecture
- armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64, arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 28
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Package
- dev.kern.app
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