xtool vs mobile-canvas
xtool is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by 2389-research. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 2026-10-15. 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 |  xtool |  mobile-canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace 2389-research/claude-plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.6 Forks (GitHub): 16 Stars (GitHub): 163 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 | xtool | mobile-canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 163 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 16 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/2389-research/xtool | github.com/redth/mobile-canvas-ghcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 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
xtool
Xcode-free iOS development with xtool - build SwiftPM apps on Linux, Windows, and macOS without Xcode
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
xtool As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add 2389-research/claude-plugins
/plugin install xtool@2389-researchmobile-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
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: xtool · What it can do: mobile-canvas · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.