# che

> Kubernetes-native cloud development environments for teams

Eclipse Che is an open-source platform that provides cloud development environments hosted in Kubernetes pods. It bundles project source code, dependencies, containerized runtimes, and a web-based IDE configured through devfiles. Organizations run Che on Kubernetes clusters and manage workspaces via a browser or the chectl CLI.

- Source: https://github.com/eclipse-che/che
- Homepage: http://eclipse.org/che
- Live demo: https://che-dogfooding.apps.che-dev.x6e0.p1.openshiftapps.com/#https://github.com/eclipse-che/che
- License: EPL-2.0
- Built with: TypeScript 88.6%, Shell 10.5%, Other 0.9%
- Stars: 7169
- Forks: 1212
- Contributors: 144
- Last commit: 2026-10-28
- Latest release: 7.124.0 (2026-10-21)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Infra & DevOps, Editors & IDEs
- Type: Web, CLI
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 80/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 19/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 11/15
- Readiness: 15/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [Eclipse Che 7.124.0](https://github.com/eclipse-che/che/releases/tag/7.124.0). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Source code only: this release has no files to download.

## Alternatives

- [theia](https://diggithub.com/eclipse-theia/theia.md): Cloud and desktop IDE framework
- [code-server](https://diggithub.com/coder/code-server.md): VS Code in the browser
- [AstroNvim](https://diggithub.com/AstroNvim/AstroNvim.md): Feature-rich Neovim config
- [NvChad](https://diggithub.com/NvChad/NvChad.md): Fast Neovim configuration
- [Neovim](https://diggithub.com/neovim/neovim.md): Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor
- [LazyVim](https://diggithub.com/LazyVim/LazyVim.md): Neovim setup powered by lazy.nvim
- [micro](https://diggithub.com/micro-editor/micro.md): Intuitive terminal-based text editor with mouse and plugin support
- [Vim](https://diggithub.com/vim/vim.md): The ubiquitous modal text editor

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/eclipse-che/che
Updated: 2026-10-29