Google Cloud Shell Editor

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Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Google Cloud Shell Editor is ranked #30 of 53 in IDE software on Freedom251. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.

Google Cloud Shell Editor plans and pricing

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Cloud Shell Free Google Cloud account required cloud.google.com · 30 Sept 2026

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The record

Purpose: Cloud Shell Editor is a built-in browser code editor for viewing and editing files in Cloud Shell.
Editor base: The editor is based on Code OSS.
Languages: It supports Go, Python, Java, .NET Core, and Node.js with highlighting, completions, linting, navigation, and debugging support.
Cloud Code: Cloud Code supports the development lifecycle for Kubernetes and Cloud Run applications, including samples, configuration snippets, and debugging.
Data Agent Kit: Google Cloud Data Agent Kit is integrated with Cloud Code for data science and data engineering workloads in Cloud Shell.
Version control: The editor provides Git support for repositories, staging, diffs, merging, and commits.
Debugging: The editor supports breakpoints and variable inspection and can debug Kubernetes applications on minikube, Docker Desktop, GKE, or another cloud provider.
Integrations: Cloud Code integrates with minikube, kubectl, Google Cloud SDK, Cloud Source Repositories, Cloud Build, and Cloud Client Libraries.
AI assistance: Cloud Code integrates with Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise.
Storage limit: Cloud Shell provides 5 GB of free persistent disk storage mounted as the user's home directory.
Usage limits: The default weekly Cloud Shell quota is 50 hours, and inactive sessions terminate after 40 minutes.
Extension limit: Cloud Shell Editor does not support installing custom editor extensions.
Authorization: Cloud Shell authorization lasts for the lifetime of the session and must be repeated after restarting the VM or closing the browser.
Support: Google offers support packages, Stack Overflow support via the google-cloud-shell tag, a Google Cloud Slack channel, and documentation feedback forms.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best IDE Software in 2026#30 of 53
Best Web Development IDEs in 2026#18 of 43

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Sources

docs.cloud.google.com/shell/docs/editor-overview· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/shell/docs/version-control· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/shell/docs/debugging· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/code/docs/shell/overview· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/shell/docs/quotas-limits· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/shell/docs/auth· checked 30 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/shell/docs/getting-support· checked 30 Sept 2026
cloud.google.com/shell/pricing· checked 30 Sept 2026