# Mobile Harness (open-source developer tool)

> Mobile Harness is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. AI coding, Linux terminal, files, diffs, and previews on Android. It has 525 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Mobile Harness is a local-first AI development workspace built for ARM64 Android phones. Create persistent projects or start a Quick Project, chat with a coding agent, inspect files, run Linux commands, review changes, and preview local web apps—without installing Termux or rooting your phone. Features: • Persistent projects and friendly, instantly created Quick Projects • Streaming AI chat with visible tool activity and multiple sessions • Project-scoped and global Linux terminals • Collapsible file browser with locally stored attachments • File diffs, task checkpoints, and rollback controls • Browser-style preview for local web servers • Guided Ubuntu 20.04 ARM64 runtime setup with live…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/techjarves/Mobile-Harness |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 525 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jarves.mh/ (package com.jarves.mh) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://techjarves.github.io/Mobile-Harness/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Developer & terminal tools |
| Latest release | v1.0.4 (Sep 19, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 30, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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