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Monaca (software)

Monaca is a collection of software tools and services for building and deploying HTML5 mobile hybrid apps. Built using open-source Apache Cordova, it provides resources including Cloud IDE, local development tools, a debugger, and backend support.

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Monaca
DeveloperAsial Corporation
Operating systemWeb-application
TypeSoftware framework
Websitemonaca.io

Monaca is a collection of software tools and services for building and deploying HTML5 mobile hybrid apps.1 Built using open-source Apache Cordova2 (formerly known as PhoneGap), it provides resources including Cloud IDE, local development tools, a debugger, and backend support.3

Overview

Monaca's cloud-based IDE builds HTML5 hybrid mobile apps for iOS, Android, Windows and Chrome Apps using HTML, CSS and, JavaScript.4 Multi-platform app development utilizes native language components and functionalities. Monaca is framework-agnostic,5 and provides integration with Onsen UI and Ionic Framework for building user interfaces.6

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References

  1. Chan, Sam. "Tool Time: Create Cross Platform Apps with Monaca". 9 May 2014. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  2. "Apache Cordova Tools List". Retrieved on 16 October 2015.
  3. "Best Mobile Frameworks and Platforms for Hybrid HTML5 Apps" Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. 1 September 2015. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  4. "Developing a hybrid phone app with Monaca and Phonegap" Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. 29 October 2014. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
  5. "Monaca Docs" Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 16 October 2015.
  6. Arora, Sunil. "10 Best Hybrid Mobile App UI Frameworks: HTML5, CSS and JS". 8 September 2015. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.
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