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DevGround

A lightweight, cross-platform development playground and code editor built with Flutter

DevGround is a desktop application that provides an integrated development environment for quickly writing, compiling, and running code across multiple programming languages. Built with Flutter, it offers a native experience on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

🚀 Key Features

• Multi-Language Support: Write and execute code in 10+ languages including:

  • Compiled languages: Dart, C, C++, Swift
  • Interpreted languages: Python, JavaScript, Shell
  • Markup & data formats: HTML, CSS, JSON, XML

• Monaco Editor Integration: Professional code editing experience powered by Monaco Editor with:

  • Syntax highlighting for all supported languages
  • IntelliSense and code completion
  • Multiple themes and customization options

• Interactive Execution: Real-time code compilation and execution with:

  • Streaming output for long-running processes
  • Interactive stdin support for C/C++/Swift programs
  • Terminal-like behavior with smart buffering

• Project Management:

  • File picker and drag-and-drop support for importing files
  • Code history tracking with timestamped logs
  • Multi-window support for parallel development
  • Persistent settings and SDK path configuration

• Developer-Friendly UI:

  • Command palette for quick actions
  • Clean, modern interface
  • Customizable toolbar and editor settings
  • Support for code formatting and validation

🛠️ Technical Highlights

• Built with Flutter 3+ for native desktop performance
• WebView integration for Monaco Editor rendering
• Cross-platform process execution with PTY/stdbuf fallbacks
• Asynchronous compilation with streaming results
• Local storage for preferences and history

📦 Use Cases

• Quick prototyping and experimentation across languages
• Learning and teaching programming concepts
• Testing code snippets without setting up full IDEs
• Portable development environment on any desktop platform

🎯 Perfect For

• Students learning multiple programming languages
• Developers who need a quick scratchpad for code experiments
• Educators demonstrating code examples in real-time
• Anyone wanting a lightweight alternative to heavy IDEs

Getting Started

This project requires Flutter 3.9.2 or higher.

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK
• Platform-specific SDKs for languages you want to use (gcc, g++, swift, node, python3, etc.)

Running the Application

# Get dependencies
flutter pub get

# Run in debug mode
flutter run -d macos  # or linux/windows

# Build release
flutter build macos --release

For help getting started with Flutter development, view the online documentation.