Pref Editor vs mobile-canvas
Pref Editor is an MCP server published by charlesmuchene. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). mobile-canvas is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Redth. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Pref Editor |  mobile-canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9a25e5de0f1f Forks (GitHub): 3 Pulls (Docker Hub): 33 635 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.6 Forks (GitHub): 16 Stars (GitHub): 161 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Pref Editor | mobile-canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 161 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 33 635 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 16 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/pref-editor) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/charlesmuchene/pref-editor-mcp-server | github.com/redth/mobile-canvas-ghcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Pref Editor
Pref Editor is a tool for viewing and editing Android app preferences during development.
mobile-canvas
View, create, boot, and interact with local iOS simulators and Android emulators from a GitHub Copilot canvas. The plugin also exposes the same device controls to agents through MCP.
How to run each
Pref Editor As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio pref-editor -- docker run -i --rm mcp/pref-editormobile-canvas
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of mobile-canvas publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Pref Editor · What it can do: mobile-canvas · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.