Runspace is a desktop sandbox for running multiple programming runtimes in isolated, on-demand environments.

Requirements

Using Runspace

Install the release build for your platform.

Each environment you add in the playground needs its own runtime installed and configured in Settings → Environments (binary paths are auto-detected when possible).

Environment	What you need
Node.js	Node.js
PHP	PHP
Python	Python
Ruby	Ruby
GCC (C)	GCC (Xcode Command Line Tools on macOS)
G++ (C++)	G++ (Xcode Command Line Tools on macOS)
Laravel	PHP + Composer
Symfony	PHP + Composer
Dropwizard	Java JDK + Maven
CakePHP	PHP + Composer
Slim	PHP + Composer
Laminas	PHP + Composer
Phalcon	PHP (with Phalcon extension) + Composer
Express	Node.js + npm
Micronaut	Java JDK + Maven
Vert.x	Java JDK + Maven
Spring Boot	Java JDK + Maven
Ktor	Kotlin + Gradle
Padrino	Ruby + Bundler + Padrino
Quarkus	Java JDK + Maven
Express	Node.js
Roda	Ruby + Bundler
Phalcon	PHP (with Phalcon extension) + Composer
Ktor	Kotlin + Gradle
JHipster	Java + Maven
Flask	Python
Koa	Node.js
Hono	Node.js
Fastify	Node.js
NestJS	Node.js
Play Framework	Scala + sbt

You only install the runtimes for the environments you use. Node.js is not required to run PHP, and so on.

Developing Runspace

To build or contribute to Runspace from source:

• Node.js 20+
• Rust stable
• Xcode Command Line Tools (macOS)
• Composer — generates bundled Laravel/Symfony/CakePHP skeletons during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• Composer — generates bundled Laravel/Symfony/Slim skeletons during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• Composer — generates bundled Laravel/Symfony/Laminas skeletons during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• Composer — generates bundled Laravel/Symfony/Phalcon skeletons during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• Composer — generates bundled Laravel/Symfony skeletons during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• curl — generates bundled Micronaut skeleton via launch.micronaut.io during build
• curl — generates bundled Spring Boot skeleton via start.spring.io during build
• Ruby 3.2+ with Bundler and the padrino gem — generates the bundled Padrino skeleton during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• curl — generates bundled Quarkus skeleton via code.quarkus.io during build
• npm — generates bundled Express skeleton during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• Ruby + Bundler — generates bundled Roda skeleton during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• Gradle — generates bundled Ktor skeleton during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• npm — generates bundled Express/JHipster skeletons during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• Python with pip — generates the bundled Flask skeleton during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)
• sbt — generates the bundled Play skeleton during build (npm run prepare:frameworks)

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run the desktop app in development mode (with hot reload):

npm run tauri dev

Build the production app:

npm run tauri build

Run tests:

npm test

Generate Laravel/Symfony/Express/Vert.x skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/CakePHP skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Slim skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Laminas skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Express/Spring Boot skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Express/ASP.NET Core/Padrino skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Express/Quarkus skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Express/Roda skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Express/Ktor skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate Laravel/Symfony/Express/JHipster skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json): Generate framework skeletons manually (first clone or after bumping manifest.json):

npm run prepare:frameworks

Lint:

npm run lint