Monaca (software)

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Monaca
Developer(s) Asial Corporation
Operating system Web-application
Type Software framework
Website monaca.io

Monaca is a collection of software tools and services for building and deploying HTML5 mobile hybrid apps. [1] Built using open-source Apache Cordova [2] (formerly known as PhoneGap), it provides resources including Cloud IDE, local development tools, a debugger, and backend support. [3]

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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.
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  6. Arora, Sunil. "10 Best Hybrid Mobile App UI Frameworks: HTML5, CSS and JS". 8 September 2015. Retrieved on 17 September 2015.