Codea

"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://codea.io/talk 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