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CodeEdit vs stagewise
CodeEdit has 23,112 GitHub stars, 1,196 forks, 213 open issues and last shipped 27 days ago. stagewise has 6,836 stars, 513 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. CodeEdit leads on adoption by 238% (23,112 vs 6,836 stars). CodeEdit is written in Swift under MIT; stagewise is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. CodeEdit has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, stagewise 8%. stagewise 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 | stagewise | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 6.8K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-17 | 2026-11-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 513 |
| 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 stagewise if
- You want the stagewise feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and stagewise 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 stagewise
The Agentic IDE for Open Source Models 简体中文 · Deutsch · 日本語 · Español · 한국어 · Português · Français · Italiano · हिन्दी · Русский · Українська About the project stagewise is an open source agentic IDE for developers with a coding agent built right in. Browse and build in the same tool — no context switching Work with a coding agent that has full access to your tab's console and debugger Make temporary test changes or connect a codebase for permanent edits Reverse engineer any website's components, style systems, and color palettes IDE integration to view and apply code changes in your favorite editor Bring your…
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Frequently asked questions
Is CodeEdit or stagewise more popular?
CodeEdit has 23,112 GitHub stars and stagewise has 6,836. CodeEdit has the larger community by that measure.
Are CodeEdit and stagewise free?
Both are open source. CodeEdit is licensed under MIT and stagewise under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between CodeEdit and stagewise?
CodeEdit is written in Swift and stagewise in TypeScript. 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 stagewise?
Choose CodeEdit if you want the larger community (23,112 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose stagewise if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.