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CodeEdit vs spyder
CodeEdit has 23,104 GitHub stars, 1,194 forks, 213 open issues and last shipped 20 days ago. spyder has 9,390 stars, 1,825 forks, 1,353 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CodeEdit leads on adoption by 146% (23,104 vs 9,390 stars). CodeEdit is written in Swift under MIT; spyder is written in Python under MIT. CodeEdit has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, spyder 19%. spyder was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ide), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| CodeEdit | spyder | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 9.4K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | Python |
| Last push | 2026-10-17 | 2026-11-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 1.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick CodeEdit if
- You weight community size — 23K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick spyder if
- You want the spyder feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and spyder fits your workflow better
About CodeEdit
CodeEdit for macOS CodeEdit is a code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review, extensions, and more. [!IMPORTANT] CodeEdit is currently in development and not yet recommended for production use, however you can take part in shaping it's future by test driving pre release versions and submitting an issue to let us know what you think. Table of Contents Motivation Mission Community Activity Contributing…
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About spyder
Copyright © 2009– Spyder Project Contributors and others (see AUTHORS.txt) Some source files and icons may be under other authorship/licenses; see NOTICE.txt. Project status Build status Try Spyder online :point left: Click on this link to run the latest Spyder version in your browser. :point left: Click on this link to check the next Spyder 6 version.
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Frequently asked questions
Is CodeEdit or spyder more popular?
CodeEdit has 23,104 GitHub stars and spyder has 9,390. CodeEdit has the larger community by that measure.
Are CodeEdit and spyder free?
Both are open source. CodeEdit is licensed under MIT and spyder under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between CodeEdit and spyder?
CodeEdit is written in Swift and spyder in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, CodeEdit or spyder?
Choose CodeEdit if you want the larger community (23,104 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose spyder if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.