Description

"It’s kind of like the Garage Band of coding." – Wired

"Codea for iPad is a super slick way to write and run programs on your iPad." – Gizmodo

Codea lets you create games and simulations — or just about any visual idea you have. Turn your thoughts into interactive creations that make use of iPad features like Multi-Touch and the accelerometer.

We think Codea is the most beautiful code editor you'll use, and it's easy. Codea is designed to let you touch your code. Want to change a color, or an image? Tapping will bring up visual editors that let you choose exactly what you want.

Codea is built on the Lua programming language. A simple, elegant language that doesn't rely too much on symbols — a perfect match for iPad.

Here's how you use it: type your code. Press play to watch it run. Interact with it. Get creative.

FEATURES

• A fully featured 2D and 3D renderer
• Lots of great example projects to learn from, including games
• Touch your code: tap colors, images and sounds to adjust them
• Export your finished projects to Xcode to produce real apps
• Complete in-line reference documentation accessible from keyboard
• Intelligent syntax highlighting and auto-completing code editor
• Import your own assets from Dropbox
• Full 2D and 3D physics engines for complex motion
• Add parameters so you can tweak variables at runtime
• Interact with accelerometer and multi-touch on your device
• Generate retro-game sound effects
• GLSL Shader Language support with live shader editor
• Bluetooth keyboard support and keyboard shortcuts
• Air Code: code live from your PC using WiFi
• Much, much more

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Join the forums at https://talk.codea.io to ask questions, share ideas and get help when you need it

• If you need help or wish to get in contact with us, please use the support link on this page

What's New in Version 3.11

iCloud Drive
• Store your projects on iCloud Drive, thanks to Unsung's amazing work. You can select a location when creating a new project or move existing projects to iCloud with a long press and select "Move to iCloud." Now you can have all your projects on all your devices, wherever you are

Air Code
• Devices running Codea will appear directly in VS Code, making Air Code easier than ever to use. Plus, we've introduced log points for evaluating expressions during debugging. All thanks to the tireless efforts of Jean-François

Accessibility
• Thanks to our newest team member, Ari, the main project browser is now more accessible, and is now navigatable via VoiceOver

Collaboration via iCloud
• Work on projects with friends by sharing through iCloud. Simply long-press a project in iCloud, choose "Share Project" and select "Collaboration" to get started

UI Enhancements
• The create project screen has been completely re-written. Set custom tint colors for your projects to personalize your workspace

Editor
• We've made code editing smoother with improvements in tokenization and keyboard navigation

Modern Renderer
• The modern renderer has received a host of improvements and fixes. Now, you can set colorspace, utilize clipping, and more. We're actively working on this, so let us know what you think

Fixes
• Numerous bug fixes and minor improvements, including performance issues when using asset keys

Thank You
• A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, especially our new team members!