Arduino IDE AlternativesIDEs and other similar apps like Arduino IDE

Apps similar to Arduino IDE include Microsoft Visual Studio, which is free for personal use. Other options are PlatformIO, ArduinoEditor, OneWare Studio and embedXcode. You're spoiled for choice with IDEs like Arduino IDE: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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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
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Code Editor
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United States
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Windows
Online
.NET Framework
United States
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PlatformIO
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An open source ecosystem for IoT development. Cross-platform IDE and unified debugger. Remote unit testing and firmware updates.
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Free
Open Source
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IDE
Origin
Estonia
EU
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Mac
Windows
Linux
CLion
Visual Studio Code
Eclipse
Qt Creator
Vim
Sublime Text
GNU Emacs
NetBeans
Atom
Microsoft Visual Studio
Estonia
EU
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PlatformIO vs Arduino IDE Comments
Negative comment by Nuncio Bitis · Dec 3, 2025
PlatformIO doesn't have definitions for the ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1. They force you to use the DevKitM-1, which is different. Also, PlatformIO doesn't have a full set of BLE libraries (e.g. doesn't support BLE descriptors)
Positive comment by jamilsonjunior · Mar 27, 2017
More complete than Arduino IDE.
Negative comment by littlegreenrock · Jun 15, 2024
Installation and setup is impossible
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PlatformIO is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
ArduinoEditor
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Arduino Editor is a modern development environment for Arduino projects built on the Clang toolchain. It provides fast and precise code completion, smart navigation tools, real-time error highlighting, and full support for multi-file Arduino sketches.
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Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
IDE
Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
Windows
Mac
Linux
Raspberry Pi
Czechia
EU
Good alternative?Is ArduinoEditor a good alternative to Arduino IDE?
OneWare Studio
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OneWare Studio is the next generation IDE for electronics development. It supports a broad range of development languages including VHDL, Verilog, C++, and more. It is designed to streamline electronics development with features like a high-speed simulation viewer and advanced...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
IDE
Platforms
Windows
Mac
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
Snapcraft
+1
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embedXcode
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embedXcode is a template for Xcode. It eases development for the most popular embedded computing boards.
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Freemium
Proprietary
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IDE
Platforms
Mac
Xcode
+2
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UECIDE
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Universal Embedded Computing IDE - UECIDE is aiming to be a generic IDE based on the Arduino IDE which can easilly support ALL the available boards.
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Free
Open Source
Application type
IDE
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
+2
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Discontinued
The latest version (0.11.10) is from May 2021, and the official website is unavailable.
UECIDE vs Arduino IDE Comments
Positive comment by Guest · Sep 30, 2019
It supports the development of PIC µCs
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UECIDE is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
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Arduino Eclipse plugin
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Where Arduino meets Eclipse.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
IDE
Origin
Netherlands
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Arduino IDE
Eclipse
Netherlands
EU
A
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Positive comment by Guest · May 26, 2018
It is a professional multiplatform extensible development environment that lets you create Arduino sketches at nearly the same ease as the Arduino IDE and keep nearly the full power of the professional development environment. Think about refactoring, unit testing, debugging...
Negative comment by Guest · Nov 26, 2015
Absolutely completely different
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Arduino Eclipse plugin is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
Visual Micro
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Arduino IDE for Visual Studio and Atmel Studio Arduino developement plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio. A fully compatible alternative to Arduino IDE. The arduino plugin includes features such as:- arduino compiler, arduino upload to any board, full arduino library support, tutor.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
IDE
Platforms
Windows
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Atmel Studio
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Studio 7 is the integrated development platform (IDP) for developing and debugging all AVR® and SAM microcontroller applications. The Atmel Studio 7 IDP gives you a seamless and easy-to-use environment to write, build and debug your applications written in C/C++ or assembly...
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
IDE
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Wine
Good alternative?Is Atmel Studio a good alternative to Arduino IDE?
Embeetle IDE
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Embeetle is a new IDE for microcontrollers, built from scratch. It provides only the features you need for embedded programming, and makes those features intuitive.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
IDE
Platforms
Windows
Linux
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Embeetle IDE vs Arduino IDE Comments
Positive comment by Guest · Apr 22, 2021
Embeetle shows all the code files that are hidden in Arduino.
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Embeetle IDE is Free and ProprietaryArduino IDE is Free and Open Source
Zerynth
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A set of software tools for designing embedded applications and IoT connected devices using any 32-bit microcontrollers and connecting to any cloud infrastructure. All in Python & hybrid C/Python language.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
IDE
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Italy
EU
+3
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Codecraft
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Codecraft is a graphical programming platform based on Scratch 3.0 language. It enables programming by simply clicking “drag and drop” options.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
China
+3
Good alternative?Is Codecraft a good alternative to Arduino IDE?

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