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Delphi is described as 'Embarcadero Delphi, formerly CodeGear Delphi and Borland Delphi, is a software development environment for Microsoft Windows applications originally developed by Borland and now owned and developed by Embarcadero Technologies' and is a popular IDE in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Delphi for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and .NET Framework apps. The best Delphi alternative is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or Lazarus. Other great apps like Delphi are Xcode, MonoDevelop, KDevelop and Free Pascal.

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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

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    Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    112 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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    Microsoft Visual Studio vs Delphi Comments
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    More lightweight and much faster. Better auto-completion, has fuzzy search in all its search bars and much nimbler code navigation. Has better integration for git. Has many nice plugins, such as the Vim and of course OmniPascal (which is a must-have)

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryDelphi is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Lazarus icon

    Lazarus

     132 likes

    Lazarus is a cross-platform IDE for the Free Pascal compiler. It tries to offer a Delphi-like programming experience through its own 'Lazarus Component Library' and supporting many platforms like Windows, OSX, Linux, BSD, Android, iOS and more.

    33 Lazarus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenSolaris
    Running on Windows
     
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    Lazarus vs Delphi Comments
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    Lazarus uses pascal language like Delphi and lazarus use many visual component Delphi use, components with the same name and in the same place delphi has it, I'm so glad find here an alternative to this program

    Guest
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    Because it supports very simmilar Object Pascal dialect and can convert projects from Embarcadero Delphi to Lazarus projects.

    • Lazarus is Free and Open SourceDelphi is Paid and Proprietary
    • Lazarus is LightweightDelphi is not according to our users
  4. PyCharm icon

    PyCharm

     303 likes

    Cross-platform IDE for Python and Django with refactoring capabilities, code completion, VCS integration, deployment, issue tracking, remote debugging, and Community Edition, though lacking database support and web technologies.

    58 PyCharm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Notepad.exe

    Lightweight macOS code editor. Skip the setup, write code, run instantly. Built-in iOS simulator, AI assistance, and Linux support.

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  6. Xcode icon

    Xcode

     160 likes

    Xcode offers the tools you need to develop, test, and distribute apps for Apple platforms, including predictive code completion, generative intelligence powered by the best coding models and agents, advanced profiling and debugging tools, and simulators for Apple devices.

    52 Xcode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. MonoDevelop icon

    MonoDevelop

     128 likes

    MonoDevelop enables developers to write desktop and web applications on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It also makes it easy to port .NET applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and Mac OS X maintaining a single code base for all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • .NET Framework
    • Xamarin Studio
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    KDevelop

     81 likes

    A cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP.

    51 KDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    KDevelop vs Delphi Comments
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    Linux support, KDE integration, open source, not Microsoft, not organized crime.

    • KDevelop is Free and Open SourceDelphi is Paid and Proprietary
    • KDevelop is LightweightDelphi is not according to our users
  10. Free Pascal icon

    Free Pascal

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    Free Pascal (aka FPK Pascal) is a 32 and 64 bit professional Pascal and Object Pascal compiler. It is available for different processors: Intel x86, Amd64/x86_64, PowerPC, PowerPC64, Sparc, ARM.

    16 Free Pascal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
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  11. RAD Studio icon

    RAD Studio

     29 likes

    Embarcadero RAD Studio is the industry’s most powerful rapid application development suite for visually building GUI-intensive, data-driven end-user applications for both native Windows and .NET. RAD Studio includes Delphi, C++Builder and Delphi Prism, enabling you to deliver...

    39 RAD Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Ultimate++

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    Ultimate++, also called U++, is a C++ cross-platform rapid application development framework focused on programmers productivity. It includes a set of libraries (GUI, SQL, etc..), and an integrated development environment.

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Notepad.exe

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    Lightweight macOS code editor. Skip the setup, write code, run instantly. Built-in iOS simulator, AI assistance, and Linux support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. SharpDevelop icon

    SharpDevelop

     81 likes

    #develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source, and you can download both sourcecode and executables.

    25 SharpDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    SharpDevelop on Vista
     
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    CodeTyphon

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    CodeTyphon is a fork/distribution of Lazarus with thousands of Lazarus/Free Pascal components bundled into distribution and with own Lazarus expansion features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    CodeTyphon running on Windows 10
     
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    CodeTyphon vs Delphi Comments
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    Similar to Lazarus except CodeTyphon has many more of the Delphi expected components.

    • CodeTyphon is Free and Open SourceDelphi is Paid and Proprietary
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