AppJet
Company
title: "AppJet" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["web-software", "discontinued-google-acquisitions", "google-acquisitions", "online-integrated-development-environments", "y-combinator-backed-startups", "2007-establishments-in-california"] description: "Company" topic_path: "general/web-software" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppJet" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | AppJet, Inc. |
| logo | Appjet.png |
| logo_size | 300px |
| screenshot | Appjet-screenshot.png |
| screenshot_size | 300px |
| url | (redirects to google.com) |
| | commercial | Yes | | location | San Francisco, California, U.S. | | type | Web startup | | language | English | | registration | Yes | | owner | Google | | author | {{Ubl | | launch_date | December 12, 2007 | | current_status | Discontinued | ::
| name = AppJet, Inc. | logo = Appjet.png | logo_size = 300px | screenshot = Appjet-screenshot.png | screenshot_size = 300px | url = (redirects to google.com)
| commercial = Yes | location = San Francisco, California, U.S. | type = Web startup | language = English | registration = Yes | owner = Google | author = {{Ubl | Aaron Iba | J.D. Zamfirescu | David Greenspan | launch_date = December 12, 2007 | current_status = Discontinued AppJet, Inc. was a website that allowed users to create web-based applications on a client web browser. AppJet was founded by three MIT graduates, two of whom were engineers at Google, before starting AppJet. They launched their initial public beta on December 12, 2007, allowing anyone to create a web app.
AppJet received funding from Y Combinator in the summer of 2007.Google Is Acquiring AppJet, The Company Behind EtherPad However, the project was closed on July 1, 2009 to focus on other businesses. AppJet was finally acquired by Google on December 4, 2009, for an undisclosed amount.
Programming tutorial
On August 14, 2008, AppJet released a programming tutorial aimed at a target audience of "absolute beginners".
The tutorial used the AppJet IDE to provide a programming sandbox, allowing readers to experiment with sample code. This was one of the first online tutorials to embed an IDE, exposing a complete server-side web app framework inline with text.
Web software framework
"AppJet" refers to both the web application development platform and the server-side JavaScript framework that powers AppJet applications. This framework enables developers to code entire web applications using only one language, instead of having to use separate languages for server-side and client-side scripting.
Features
- Free app hosting (discontinued)
- Persistent storage (up to 50 Mebibyte, MiB)
- Online IDE
- Custom domains
- Forum
Updates
A major update to the site was a graphical change implemented on July 10, 2008.
Appjet.ai launched on August 27, 2025 as an independent, AI powered version of the original product
References
References
- (2007-06-11). "Appjet Inc.".
- [http://appjet.com/about About AppJet] {{webarchive. link. (December 14, 2007)
- [https://www.pcworld.com/article/183805/google_redefines_realtime_collaboration_with_appjet_purchase.html Google Redefines Realtime Collaboration with Appjet Purchase]
- [https://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/14/hello-world-appjet-opens-browser-based-javascript-school/ Hello World! AppJet opens browser-based JavaScript school]
- [http://appjet.com/docs/hosting AppJet Dev Guide: Hosting] {{webarchive. link. (April 19, 2008)
- link. (January 15, 2009)
- [http://appjet.com/docs/ide AppJet Dev Guide: IDE] {{webarchive. link. (April 19, 2008)
- [http://appjet.com/docs/hosting/custom AppJet Dev Guide: Custom Domains] {{webarchive. link. (May 15, 2008)
- http://appjet.com/forum{{dead link. (October 2016)
- link. (September 28, 2008)
- [https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/computers-technology-and-internet/appjet.ai-launches-a-github-native-ai-that-codes-full-stack-from-1064727 Press Release FlashDrive Inc]
- [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45038960 YCombinator post AppJet is Back]
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